Illegal Dumping
Illegal dumping is dumping of any waste, whether it is oil, furniture, appliances, trash, litter, or landscaping cuttings, etc., upon any public right-of-way or private property, without consent of the owner and/or the City of Pinole. Hazardous material such household products (batteries, oil, paint, and antifreeze), commercial and industrial items and fluids, and other regulated or illegal substances create a dangerous environment and pollute our very near neighbor. Illegal dumping costs taxpayers tens of thousands each year.
Report Illegal Dumping immediately by contacting Public Works at (510) 724-9010, or email: publicworks@pinole.gov.
Littering is illegal dumping on a small scale. Please read a Litter Letter written by a City Volunteer.
According to Pinole Municipal Code Section 8.08.050, placing solid waste on streets, sidewalks, etc. is prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person to throw, place, scatter, or deposit, or cause to be thrown, placed, scattered, or deposited upon any street, sidewalk, alley or public place in the city, any solid wastes, except that a property owner may place properly packaged materials at the curb on regularly scheduled days established by the city or the collector for the removal of the same. (Ord. 490 § 2 (part), 1986).
A first violation shall be subject to a fine of no more than one hundred dollars. A second violation during the same 12-month period shall be subject to a fine of no more than two hundred dollars. A third or subsequent violation during the same 12-month period shall be subject to a fine of no more than five hundred dollars.