Car tires, dirty mattresses and scattered contractor bags get tossed throughout Philly neighborhoods. The trash is piling up. Host Trenae Nuri talks with Bernard Brown, writer for GridPhilly and author of Exploring Philly Nature: A Guide For All Four Seasons, about why illegal dumping is still a major problem despite efforts to clean things up.
You can read Brown's original story for GridPhilly about illegal dumping here.
If your block has immediate trash removal needs, call 311.
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