Through strategic community partnerships and a strong working relationship with the Cincinnati Police Department, Department of Public Services, and the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, we work to eradicate illegal dumping. This is achieved in two ways, illegal dumpsite monitoring and volunteer cleanup days.
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Open to Cincinnati residents only.
Proof of Residence is Required.
Vehicles that are not allowed:
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Double axle trailers
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Trailers 8ft or longer,
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Box trucks 15ft or larger
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All dump trucks
Launched as a pilot program in April of 2023, Don’t Dump the 'Nati! was designed to reduce illegal dumping by providing a free resource for residents of CIncinnati to drop off waste.
New location:
841 W. 6th St. Cincinnati, OH 45203
Upcoming Dates:
9/25, 10/30, and 11/20**
** Date is NOT the last Friday of the month
Time:
9am - 1pm
Accepted Non-Hazardous Waste and Recyclables:
Yard waste (branches & leaves, furniture (wooden, metal, sofas, mattresses), cardboard, electronic waste, household trash, scrap metal, construction debris, rocks, bricks, concrete, asphalt and tires (limited to ten per vehicle each event).
Not Accepted:
Chemicals & wet paint, oils and other hazardous waste materials, items containing refrigerants or CFC's (air conditioners, refrigerators, etc.), and compressed gas canisters.
*NEW* Household Hazardous Products:
For the remaining three event dates, we are partering with Hamilton County ReSource to accept Househould Hazardous Products. Registration is required for household hazardous products drop-off. Click here to register.
Thank you to all our project sponsors and partners
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Are you a City of Cincinnati resident? These events are only eligible for the following 52 neighborhoods: Avondale Bond Hill California Camp Washington Carthage Clifton College Hill Columbia-Tusculum Corryville CUF Downtown East End East Price Hill East Walnut Hills East Westwood English Woods Evanston Hartwell The Heights Hyde Park Kennedy Heights Linwood Lower Price Hill Madisonville Millvale Mount Adams Mount Airy Mount Auburn Mount Lookout Mount Washington North Avondale North Fairmount Northside Oakley Over-the-Rhine Paddock Hills Pendleton Pleasant Ridge Queensgate Riverside Roselawn Sayler Park Sedamsville South Cumminsville South Fairmount Spring Grove Village The Villages of Roll Hill Walnut Hills West End West Price Hill Westwood Winton Hills
Illegal Dumping
Illegal dumping is the disposal of large amounts of waste on a site, whether public or private, that is not designated as a waste collection site. This includes tires, furniture, bags of trash, landscaping debris, construction debris, etc. Illegal dumping is distinguished from littering by the amount. Littering is typically small items, such as wrappers or food containers. Illegal dumping causes blight, lowers property values, can attract insects and vermin, and can impact the health of local residents.
The financial burden on the city is not light, as it costs over $2 million dollars each year to clean up illegal dump sites throughout the city.
Illegal Dumping Abatement
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful works to end illegal dumping in Cincinnati. We partner with the City of Cincinnati’s Department of Public Services, the Cincinnati Police Department, and Hamilton County Environmental Sheriff to address illegal dumping. At any time we have around 60 trail cameras located at illegal dumping hotspots that we use to hold people who dump accountable. Check out where we are monitoring illegal dumping in the city.
To make areas less attractive to illegal dumping, we hold cleanups at different hot spots. With the help of volunteers we cleaned up 22 hot spots, picking up thousands of pounds of trash, furniture, and tires.