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New Program Takes Aim at Roadside Dumping

Macomb, IL – A three-county environment group is asking residents to tell it where there's been extensive roadside dumping. Chad Bratz of the Tri-County Resource and Waste Management Council says a new state program will provide funding to have some of the dumps cleaned up. The state has provided more than $3 million in funding. Bratz says some of the roadside dumps have been used for years and are an environmental hazaard. One of the first western Illinois cleanups was near Aledo, where workers had to dig down more than 20 feet to reach all of the appliances and other trash. Bratz can be reached through the Western Illinois Regional Council.