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ENFORCEMENT & LITTER COLLECTION
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Bus used by the Sheriff's Office for inmate
roadside litter collection |
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BASIC INFORMATION
Wood County Solid Waste
Management District provides funding for 2 full-time Sheriff's deputies
to enforce litter laws and to supervise inmate roadside litter
collection. They also respond to solid waste dumping complaints,
including reports of untarped loads.
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ENFORCEMENT
The Wood County Health
Department enforces solid waste regulations and inspects and
licenses all solid waste vehicles and the Wood County Landfill.
For solid waste
complaints, call the Wood County Sheriff's Office at 419-354-9001
or visit their website at
www.woodcountysheriff.com.
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2007 LITTER
CONTROL STATISTICS - FYI - A cigarette butt is Litter!
| Miles of county/township road debris
collection |
297.9 |
| Pounds of debris and litter collected along
roadways |
40,021 |
| Recycled from WCSO & WCJC (in pounds) |
38,855 |
| Tires picked up and disposed of per state law |
367 |
| Inmate hours worked on roadside |
4,424.5 |
| Inmate hours worked at WC Landfill & Recycling
Center |
1,142 |
| Inmate hours worked at Wood County Fair &
Festivals |
754.5 |
| Number of inmates who participated |
815 |
| Litter violations
w/notices sent |
266 |
| Litter violations
w/citations given |
20 |
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ROADSIDE
LITTER STATISTICS
Roadside litter can last
a long time.
| Traffic Ticket |
2-4 weeks |
| Cotton Rag |
1-6 months |
| Rope |
3-14 months |
| Wool Sock |
One year |
| Bamboo Pole |
1-3 years |
| Painted Wooden Stake |
13 years |
| Tin Can |
100 years |
| Aluminum Can |
200-500 years |
| Plastic six-pack cover |
450 years |
| Glass Bottle |
Undetermined |
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