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The amount of illegal dumping reported on SCF, and seen throughout the city, is ridiculous. The "Clean City" campaign is clearly a failure.
East Rock Park and some of the streets near Jocelyn Square seem to be magnets for bulk trash dumping. It ruins the beauty of our natural spaces and wastes our tax dollars with the constant cleanups.

We have a convoluted system for using the Transfer Station. Some weird voucher system that is a total pain and doesn't make sense. Inconvenient for homeowners trying to do renovations or students moving out and needing to get rid of furniture.

Branford and other nearby towns allow free access to their transfer stations with a resident pass. Same pass that allows you to use town beaches. Just drive up, show your pass, dump your stuff. Yard waste, old furniture, electronics, construction waste (within reason - meant for homeowners doing their own projects, not contractors who will dump every day. New Haven on the other hand will leave behind your cans if they see the smallest bit of wood or drywall).

Eliminate the backwards voucher system, thus eliminating a needless task that taxpayers must pay the city to administer, and make it easier for people to dump their stuff. Also heighten enforcement. No need to reinvent the wheel, just look to other towns that do a better job than us.