Dumping trash, tires, appliances, or debris on public land is illegal in Burlington County. The county's Illegal Dumping program warns that public lands "are being used as dumping grounds" and directs residents to report sites through the NJDEP stopdumping.nj.gov app. State littering law imposes fines starting at $100.
Burlington County's Clean Communities office runs an illegal-dumping program focused on cleanup, education, and enforcement. The county's page states that "Litter, garbage bags, tires, televisions, electronic waste, appliances, yard waste, and construction debris" are being illegally dumped, and that "Public lands all over New Jersey are being used as dumping grounds," which "decreases property value, and costs the citizens of New Jersey tax dollars to cleanup." Residents can report sites using NJDEP's free smartphone app at stopdumping.nj.gov, or email cleancomm@co.burlington.nj.us. Penalties come from state law: under N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.3, littering is a petty disorderly persons offense fined not less than $100 nor more than $500, with community-service pickup. Larger-scale illegal solid-waste dumping carries far steeper penalties under N.J.S.A. 13:1E-9.3 and related
Littering under N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.3 is a petty disorderly persons offense fined $100 to $500 plus community service. Illegal solid-waste dumping is prosecuted under N.J.S.A. 13:1E with fines that can reach thousands of dollars and, in serious cases, vehicle forfeiture.
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