KANSAS CITY, Mo. – City officials say a business is the likely culprit of an illegal dumping site at a city park.
Last week, workers with the Kansas City, Mo. Water Department were called to a local park after receiving a tip that more than 24 5-gallon buckets of paint were dumped at the park.
The city is keeping the location of the park under wraps to deter future dumpers.
A water department spokeswoman said they believe the volume of paint left at the site points to a business as the offender. If caught, the offender could face a fine of up to $1,000 or up to a year in jail.
“Instead of calling a contractor in and having it hauled away, they’d decided to dump it down the hill,” said KC Water Environmental Manager Robert Fort in a release. “Go ahead and use your environmental contractor to get rid of your paint. Don’t dump it in the city.”
Water officials said they are called out a couple times each year on illegal dumping of waste items.
The city encourages residents to use the city’s free drop-off site for old paint and other hazardous waste items at 4707 Deramus Ave., Thursdays through Saturdays.
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