Jefferson County's Litter Cleanup: Household Hazardous Waste Event

0:00It's April 3rd. This is Birmingham News today, local news powered by AI. Jefferson County in Alabama is on a mission to clean up litter and illegal dumping sites this week. Last year, they hauled away 1,700 tons of trash, but officials say there's even more piling up now. They're budgeting $500,000 to hire extra contractors and boost their crews. Hot spots for dumping pop-up and blighted neighborhoods around closed roads and vacant spots where nobody's watching. Crews dig through piles for clues like mail addresses to track down and find the culprits. This mess is a real eye sore that drags down property values next door, no matter how neat you keep your own yard. Trash rolls downhill into waterways, so county teens have installed 14 litter getters to trap it before pollutes drinking water or harms. Neighbors, right now, they're ramping up with a household hazardous waste drop off event this Saturday, April 25th, from 8 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.

1:01Hit up three locations around Bessemer, Gardendale, and Irondale to ditch electronics TVs and shred sensitive papers for free. Call 205-325-8741 for details and let's all pitch in to keep Jefferson County looking sharp and staying clean.