Did You Know Litter Can Cause Flooding?

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Our bad behavior - littering, lawn care and yard waste, handling of household hazardous waste and pet waste, handling of cooking grease and oil, and using toxic substances to control weeds boosts the cost of water purification. The solution to reducing costs and ensuring a clean, safe water supply rests largely with us.

We can refrain from dump ing cooking grease or oil down indoor or outdoor drains. They can create blockages in sewers that can cause backups into basements and overflows. To take advantage of the services, of Keep Columbus Beautifgt or the Solid Waste Authority, please call the City's 311 Service Center at 645-3111. And let's talk some more next time about how we can save ourselves some money and aggravation by changing our bad behavior.

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Did You Know Litter Can Cause Flooding?

It's true! Litter, trash, debris left along our roadways and in our neighborhoods can get carried along by rain, meltin...

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