Guess we're not the only one with a problem

I saw this today while reading the Philadelphia Daily News. I post this because I spoke a little at Monday's council meeting. It's all in a matter of some people being lazy and landlords not forcing the issue. We need to clean up our town.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20110812_Dirty_little_secret__We_have_a_filthy_image.html?cmpid=124488704

Is this laziness or too convenient?

Was minding my own business when I was downtown Saturday morning when I noticed this Locust Street trash can filled up with someone's personal trash. Probably wouldn't have noticed it, if the trash was down in the bottom of the can.
This is a continuing problem for Columbia and not only downtown. One, people don't have trash haulers and use the downtown cans as their own trash removal system. Two, most of the problem are in rental areas where there are dumpsters, but those renters don't use them because they are in the rear of their rental unit. I also know of some businesses, who have dumpsters, who lock the because of people using them to dump their trash.
I know when found, the Code Enforcement Office has gone through the trash seeking names and addresses.

Too much trash

Day in and day out, there are a number of places around our town that there is plenty of trash laying in the street. This one just was a little too much. My suggestion is if people are trashing our town, please call and report it. It's the only way we can get things cleaned up.

Bottomless

I see a lot of trash and weeds as I'm sure others do around town. Today, we have someone running around bottomless. Found this on Barber Street. near Plane Street.

Dumping ground

The are along side the Columbia Railroad at Mill and Florence streets has become a dumping ground for trash.

This is illegal

Placing personal trash in the borough owned/removed in the downtown is illegal. This is one of those trash cans near the post office.