Jacob Margolis covers science for the LAist and KPCC newsroom.
If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.L.A. County officials are moving to crack down on what they call “bad actors” who have dumped trash and “unregulated mulch” in high desert areas of the county.huge piles of waste, including food and yard clippings Angelenos throw in their green bins, rise as high as 30-feet in places. L.A.
“Maybe we're one step closer to actually getting eyes on how big of an issue this is because every single person creates waste, and it's a huge tidal wave coming towards this area,” said Kristina Brown, who has owned a property in the area for about 10 years. “It's only going to get worse before it gets better.”is aimed at using technology to better monitor remote dumping sites and to identify offenders.
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