Illegal dumping

Beyond Housing received a $20,000 grant from the American Water Charitable Foundation to help curb illegal dumping and replant trees in parts of north St. Louis county. The grant will also help with trash cleanups, tree maintenance and the removal of invasive bush honeysuckle.

St. Louis police issued a record number of court summonses for illegal dumping in 2022. Some predominantly Black neighborhoods bear the brunt of the problem.

Community organizers in Dutchtown are struggling to stop people from outside of the south St. Louis neighborhood from dumping construction debris,…

St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson says she does not support giving the public a chance to vote on whether a private company should operate St. Louis-Lambert…

Mattresses, ripped up furniture, piles of construction debris and scattered auto parts. In some working-class St. Louis neighborhoods, they’re often seen…

St. Louis artists plan to unveil two public art installations in the next couple weeks to draw attention to rampant illegal dumping in the Dutchtown…

Four neighborhoods in south St. Louis could look a lot cleaner in the next couple years, thanks to new local efforts to address illegal dumping.The "So…

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