Is it illegal to dump garbage in other people's dumpsters?
I live in a townhouse with 8 units. We pay a quarterly association fee and among other things, it cover garbage removal. There is a dumpster behind the garages for all the units to use. When I came home tonight there was a car with a lady I did not recognize and four little kids right next to the dumpster. Her back seat was full of garbage bags. I pulled up to her and yelled, "Do you live here?" She claimed her grandmother lived here and she just threw in one bag. I do not believe it, and I am wondering if I should have gotten her license plate number and called police. The dumpster we have is not huge, and it fills rather quickly at times, and I am wondering how often this is happening and what I can do about it. I figure, if I have to pay for the service, so should she. Any suggestions?
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Yes, it is illegal. You are paying for a certain size of dumpster & regularity of pick-up. This woman is stealing a portion of your access to the service you purchased. This is the same as if she took your cell phone & used some of the minutes. You can report her to the cops, complex mgmt, garbage company, but they can't do much except catch her & tell her to stop it.
It is illegal to dump garbage in other peoples' dumpsters. But realy,forget it if you expect the police to assign much, if any,manpower to this issue.
I would report it to the association or management. Also, who handles your garbage removal service? Is it a city department, or a private waste removal service? Maybe call the city department or the company to report it.
You could report it to the police just to have a record of it if the problem keeps happening, but as others have said, the police probably have a lot of more pressing concerns to deal with. So they may not actually do anything.
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