Cleaning up the West Ridge development
May 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
Keith Allenberg, left, and Hector Bouche, both of Magnum Electric, carry bags of trash picked up in an effort to clean up the West Ridge development in west Dickinson. Continue Reading
The white dots of bags and cans along the green ditches. The smashed fast food cups along the curbs. Fences full of plastic. This trash is more than an eyesore on the landscape. It can be a fire hazard. And people don’t just throw away paper and plastic. Car batteries and mattresses have been seen along roads and near Patterson Lake Recreational Area.
Is your neighbor’s runaway debris blowing into your yard and you’re sick of it? It might be a case for the State’s Attorney Office, and the offender can face up to a Class B misdemeanor punishable with up to 30 days in prison or a $1,000 fine.
Earth Day is here, but Dickinson businesses, residents and officials are taking more than the designated environmental awareness day to make an effort at cleaning up the city.
Owen Kintzley, a Baker Hughes employee, cleans up trash Wednesday morning along Highway 22 in north Dickinson. He was participating in the North Dakota Petroleum Council’s “Oil Can! Pick up the Patch!” program. About 100 volunteers participated in the event which was led by Dickinson’s Marathon Oil.
BISMARCK (AP) A group representing companies working in North Dakota’s booming Oil Patch announced an effort Tuesday to clean up the human waste, old tires and other trash littering the state’s highways.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) A group representing companies working in North Dakota’s booming oil patch announced an effort Tuesday to clean up the human waste, old tires and other trash littering the state’s highways.
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