Dumping

[SKUT FARKUS]

I found a pile of auto body parts about 2 weeks ago.I have always seen auto parts dumped in the area for over 20 years.Its in Hamilton twp Atlantic county,NJ.Its most likely municipal owned land.There are VIN numbers on the parts.I have zero luck reporting dumping even with pics of the actual dumping.Nobody from the state cares at all.I give up on reporting them. The authorities always say ''It's not my job try calling this department''.I already called that department.They told me to call your department.

 

[Teegate]

If it is on state land it is their job to investigate. If it is municipal as you say they they should be doing it.

 

[smoke_jumper]

They now have an app for that, but I believe it's for state land.
http://www.stopdumping.nj.gov/
If it's on municipal the local police should be investigating.

 

[Teegate]

That app is nice but you have to be right at the location with location services turned on to use it. With my iPhone plan I need to be using wifi. So I come home and send them by email which I am sure is not the way they want to be notified. A slight tweak to that app allowing the user to put in the coordinates would allow me or anyone to use the app at home at their leisure.

 

[46er]

If it's on municipal the local police should be investigating.

And if its private, nobody does, but they should. Call a local news org, maybe a story on the years of dumping might interest them and embarrass the authorities into doing something.

 

[Boyd]

Is this the same issue you posted about last year here? Looks like you deleted the original posts. https://forums.njpinebarrens.com/threads/is-this-illegal-or-illegal-dumping.10881/

 

[92 Blazer Jeff]

I would think the local or state police would look in to it.
They could be parts off a stripped stolen car.

 

[SKUT FARKUS]

I found a new pile of bumpers a few hundred yards away last week but had no camera.

 

[ecampbell]

Strange, if I left them at my curb the scrapers would have them in no time.

 

[92 Blazer Jeff]

Are they the soft plastic bumper covers or are they steel? If the parts are plastic they don't want to pay to have them hauled away.

 

[46er]

DEP Launches Pilot Mobile Application for Reporting of Non-emergency Environmental Incidents.

http://www.nj.gov/dep/newsrel/2016/16_0110.htm

 

[Teegate]

I will have to download it. I told them it must include the ability to manually put in GPS coordinates and if it doesn't it is basically useless to me and many others.

 

[Teegate]

I downloaded it and you do have the ability to write in comments including the GPS cords. I will start using the app now rather than emailing. It seems well made.

 

[Ben Ruset]

Happy to see the DEP rolling out apps like that.

 

[SKUT FARKUS]

Here are some pics of the second pile of body parts.

 

[bobpbx]

I downloaded it and you do have the ability to write in comments including the GPS cords. I will start using the app now rather than emailing. It seems well made.

Guy, do you think that is also for standard household and construction dumping? Seems specifically for hazardous waste.

??

 

[Teegate]

The one choice is "Improper disposal/storage"

 

[Teegate]

As long as the field is available to type something I can use it to put in the GPS cords.

 

[Broke Jeep Joe]

Found and reported this Friday night, received a call back in 9 minutes from the SPP. Its at Hampton Rd and Stokes.

 

[Teegate]

Nice work Joe. People are really slobs!