Harrisburg, Dauphin County officials look to crack down on illegal dumping of trash

Officials will meet at 1175 Bailey Street in Harrisburg to unveil a new plan to curb illegal dumping.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Harrisburg and Dauphin County leaders are looking to crack down onOfficials say illegally dumped trash is piling up around the city of Harrisburg and throughout Dauphin County. On Monday, city and county leaders are unveiling a plan to curb illegal dumping and hit offenders in their wallets.

"They are doing their absolute hardest to clean this up, every single day," said Matt Maisel, communications director for the City of Harrisburg."It's so frustrating when you pick up and clean up an illegal dump site, and then two weeks later it's right back to what it was. It's equivalent to putting your fingers in the bottom of a leaky boat.

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