Placing items around a donation drop box that will not fit inside such as furniture or large toysįines for illegal dumping can vary however the maximum fine upon conviction is $5,000 under Section 61 of the Provincial Offences Act.Ībandoned waste is unsightly and increases health and environmental risks while encouraging more illegal dumping.Placing household waste in waste collection containers that are in a park or on a street.Dumping bulk items such as couches, bags of household waste and construction materials along the roadside, escarpment or in alleyways or parks.When someone puts waste materials on Town or private property without the permission of the property owner it is considered illegal dumping.

The Town of Milton enforces litter by-laws and anyone caught littering will be fined.

Inform others about the negative aspects of littering.

Put your garbage out for collection as close to pick-up time as possible and secure items in your recycling boxes.

Use returnable, reusable or refillable drink containers or bring your own cup.

Reduce and reuse as much as you can before recycling.

Pick up pieces of litter and dispose them in garbage bins.

Take action and follow these tips to help us reduce litter in Milton:

You can join the effort to keep our community clean by participating in one of our annual neighbourhood clean-up days: Please make sure to dispose of waste in the appropriate trash and recycling bins located throughout our community. We need all community members to help reduce the amount of litter in Milton. We will reach out to the utility company directly and ask them to have the graffiti removed. Town of Milton by-law enforcement officers will reach out to the property owner and advise them to have the graffiti removed. For all other graffiti, we provide a 72-hour response time.

We will remove graffiti with offensive language within 24 hours of reporting. If you submit a form requesting graffiti removal, we will take the following actions depending on the location of the graffiti. Graffiti crime includes any writing, drawing or symbols applied to any surface without permission from the property owner, authorized agent or designate. If you see graffiti vandalism in progress, call 9-1-1 immediately. This includes removing graffiti and cleaning up litter. We are committed to maintaining a clean and safe community.

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