Birmingham launches anti-littering campaign


Gathering bottles. Young pupil wearing dark jeans and white sneakers gathering empty bottles in the forest trash tile litter tile / Getty Images
Gathering bottles. Young pupil wearing dark jeans and white sneakers gathering empty bottles in the forest trash tile litter tile / Getty Images

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) - An Alabama city has kicked off a new anti-littering campaign.

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin launched his Don't be a D.U.M.M.Y. campaign. D.U.M.M.Y. stands for Dumping Ugly Mess in My Yard. The mayor and people in various Birmingham communities are tired of illegal trash dumping, WBRC-TV reported.

Woodfin and community leaders in Birmingham's Bush Hills neighborhood announced the initiative Tuesday.

"People are too comfortable dumping in our city. Whether they live here or bring it into the city, we want to make something clear and simple for folks, that is illegal," Woodfin said.

Woodfin wants residents to report any illegal dumping by calling 311. Take video and pictures of people or their vehicles and go to the city magistrate's office and sign out warrants for their arrest, he urged.

The crackdown sounds good to one neighborhood leader.

"I'm very excited. We have to be involved. No one person can solve the problem," says Adrienne Pearson.

First-time offenders will face a $500 fine. For a second or subsequent offense, the fine doubles to $1,000.

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