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City Manager’s Office Administrative Services 575 Silver Lace Blvd. Fernley, NV 89408 Phone: [PHONE REDACTED] Fax: [PHONE REDACTED] Email: [EMAIL REDACTED] LET’S WORK TOGETHER TO STOP ILLEGAL DUMPING DISPOSE LEGALLY Be responsible for your garbage. Dis- pose of it properly-find out what choices you have to get rid of your gar- bage legally. See enclosed list of area disposal and recycling providers (next page) and/or call the City of Fernley Administrative Services department for more information at 784-9800. REDUCE Reduce the amount of garbage you produce by buying brands with less packaging. Buy products in bulk or buy refills. When there is less packaging, there is less garbage. REUSE & RECYCLE Instead of disposable products, buy things that can be washed and reused. Find other uses for things that you may be ready to throw away. Report illegal dumping by Contacting the Lyon County Sheriff’s Fernley Substation 575-3389 or the City of Fernley, City Manager’s Office 784-9851 [EMAIL REDACTED] WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH YOUR GARBAGE? City of Fernley Public Information Series 2006 ILLEGAL DUMPING IS A THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. ALUMINUM CANS FERNLEY TRANSFER STATION 329-8822 Recycling Circus 788-7849 Solid Waste Reduction 331-2267 ANTIFREEZE FERNLEY TRANSFER STATION 329-8822 Reno Drain Oil Service 342-0351 Clean Harbors Environmental 331-9400 APPLIANCES FERNLEY TRANSFER STATION 329-8822 Solid Waste Reduction 331-2267 Western Metals 358-8880 AUTOMOBILES SPEEDWAY SALVAGE 575-1040 Pick N Pull 359-4040 American Auto Wreckers 322-9999 BATTERIES - CAR FERNLEY TRANSFER STATION 329-8822 CHEMICALS – Cleaning, Pool, Yard Clean Harbors Environmental 331-9400 GLASS FERNLEY TRANSFER STATION 329-8822 Recycling Circus 788-7849 NEWSPAPER FERNLEY TRANSFER STATION 329-8822 OIL FERNLEY TRANSFER STATION 329-8822 Clean Harbors Environmental 331-9400 Reno Drain Oil Services 342-0351 PAINT Clean Harbors Environmental 331-9400 PLASTIC FERNLEY TRANSFER STATION 329-8822 SCRAP METAL ALL AMERICAN METAL RECYCLING 575-9422 Solid Waste Reduction 331-2267 Western Metals 358-8880 TIRES FERNLEY TRANSFER STATION 329-8822 Nevada Recycling Hotline 1-(800)-597-5865 Resource list provided by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection RECYCLING RESOURCES WHAT CAN YOU DO TO STOP ILLEGAL DUMPING? ---PAGE BREAK--- Have you ever thrown your house- hold garbage into a vacant lot, along a road, or into a ditch? If you answer yes to this question, you have dumped your garbage illegally. In fact, there are only a few places where it is legal to dump your gar- bage: • A legally authorized location such as the city authorized transfer station (dump); or • The bins or dumpsters of a collection system, i.e, weekly home trash pick up service, dumpster bins at the apartment complex where you live; or • Any of the legally authorized resources listed under Recycling Resources in this publication. For additional information and resources about where to and what is legal to dump, contact the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (775) 687–4670. What Is Illegal Dumping? Illegal Dumping Is Everybody’s Problem Illegal Dumping is Dangerous Litter and illegally dumped garbage are public health hazards. Children playing around illegally dumped litter can get hurt by broken glass, exposed metal, and other dangerous materials. Rats, snakes, mosquitoes, bees, and other pests can live in garbage and transmit disease to humans. Rotting food attracts flies and may contain germs that can make people sick. Harmful chemicals and other materials that are dumped can contaminate our water. If you dump it, you’ll drink it! Litter and illegal dumping are public safety problems. Dumping in drainage ditches can cause flooding. If ditches are full of garbage or other material, water cannot flow properly. Illegal Dumping is Expensive When state, county and city workers clean up litter and illegal dumps, it costs you money. Your tax dollars are spent to clean up somebody else’s garbage and cannot be used for other, more urgent needs and services. Illegal Dumping is Ugly When one person litters or illegally dumps garbage, others follow. Gar- bage builds up until someone cleans it up. Often at a cost passed down to you, the taxpayer. Illegal Dumping Can Cost You Warning To Illegal Dumpers Photo provided by Louis Fineberg, City of Fernley Senior Planner Photo provided by Louis Fineberg, City of Fernley Senior Planner It is illegal to dump garbage anywhere other than legally authorized locations. Dumping garbage along any street, roadside, public highway, in any public park, canal, ditch or in vacant lots, is against state and local laws; punishments can include fines, jail time, com- munity services and the mandatory clean up of the site. It is illegal to let anyone dump garbage on your property and you may have to pay for cleaning it up. If you are transporting debris in a vehicle not covered by a tarp, and items fall out of the vehicle — that is littering and you can be fined. It is illegal to dump garbage in bins and/or dumpsters not belonging to you. Dumping your trash in dumpsters located on private business property and/or at City or County property is illegal. If garbage is found upon any property other than the designated trans- fer station with identifying information within or on the trash bills, mail, receipts, etc.,) you will receive a notice from the City notifying you of the violation and noticing you that the information has been forwarded to the proper authorities for action.