We all want Oshawa to be a city we can be proud of. But do you notice how often, garbage, old furniture, and other debris items are left in boulevards and ditches, harming the look and feel of our community, even now in the winter!
Although the City offers services like free large-item pick-up, and there is a Regional waste transfer station on Ritson Rd N., plus there are many donation facilities around the city that take used items... still complaints about illegal dumping continue to rise!
Residents deserve to know when they report complaints to Service Oshawa (email [email protected] or phone 905-436-3311 Ext 0) about junk, debris, litter and graffiti, that property standards violations are being handled quickly and effectively.
Leaving old mattresses, sofas and toilets at the curb for extended periods of time, and over filling City garbage bins in our parks and trails with large black plastic bags of household garbage can lead to a 'normalizing' of this kind of inconsiderate and deviant behaviour.
Time for focused action, and ask the City to:
• Strengthen the “See it, Report It” campaign to improve compliance.
• Share clear, easy-to-read statistics on complaints and enforcement actions.
• Target education in areas with high by-law violations.
• Request enforcement patrols in neighbourhood dumping hot spots.
• Recommend the City help incentivize community groups and various associations to organize regular monthly neighbourhood clean-up initiatives.
By working together, Oshawans can support new approaches that will keep Oshawa clean, safe, and welcoming.
Although the City offers services like free large-item pick-up, and there is a Regional waste transfer station on Ritson Rd N., plus there are many donation facilities around the city that take used items... still complaints about illegal dumping continue to rise!
Residents deserve to know when they report complaints to Service Oshawa (email [email protected] or phone 905-436-3311 Ext 0) about junk, debris, litter and graffiti, that property standards violations are being handled quickly and effectively.
Leaving old mattresses, sofas and toilets at the curb for extended periods of time, and over filling City garbage bins in our parks and trails with large black plastic bags of household garbage can lead to a 'normalizing' of this kind of inconsiderate and deviant behaviour.
Time for focused action, and ask the City to:
• Strengthen the “See it, Report It” campaign to improve compliance.
• Share clear, easy-to-read statistics on complaints and enforcement actions.
• Target education in areas with high by-law violations.
• Request enforcement patrols in neighbourhood dumping hot spots.
• Recommend the City help incentivize community groups and various associations to organize regular monthly neighbourhood clean-up initiatives.
By working together, Oshawans can support new approaches that will keep Oshawa clean, safe, and welcoming.
