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Fines for dumping illegal garbage in Los Angeles have skyrocketed drastically, thanks to a new city ordinance. Yet, strangely, officials waited weeks to launch their public awareness campaign for the new regulations, which actually took effect last month.
Aimed primarily at businesses, the law allows trashy offenders to be charged “administrative” fines of $500, $750 and $1000 for each successive violation. The trouble is, for all the hoopla, most of the news and blog sites hyping the story offer us little clue as to what now constitutes “illegal dumping.”
Kudos to the L.A. Weekly for actually asking the question — and explaining to readers how vague and haphazard the ordinance and its enforcement may prove over the long haul.
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So, is it illegal because it’s dumped illegally, or is it the kind of trash that makes it illegal (hazardous waste, etc)?