Southeast Missouri has been battling illegal dumping in state parks, natural areas, and the Mark Twain National Forest for a very long time. Unfortunately, state officials have just now started to ramp up serious efforts to address and solve this problem (in my opinion). Below are quotes from the Southeast Missourian Newspaper in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Link:
SEMISSOURIAN
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Officials with the Mark Twain National Forest are continuing their battle against illegal tire dumping on forest lands across Southeast Missouri, the Daily American Republic newspaper reported.
The problem of tire dumping has "been going on for decades," said Trombley, and Bond believes it may be getting worse. "We noticed in the last couple of years more and more tires were being dumped," Bond said.
They just found 18 illegal dumping sites in Craighead County, Arkansas. Last week, a farmer friend of Philip burned an emormous pile of tires. The black smoke fumed high into the air. The police came and did nothing about it. They chatted and left. Philip told them to be careful not to be fined by the EPA, and the stupid farmers actually asked him what the EPA is.
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