Clean Kitsap

Tired of seeing litter and garbage dumped on our roads?   So are we.
Here's what we do about it:

Submit Electronic Litter or Illegal Dumping Complaint

Litter Clean Up Efforts:

• LITTER COLLECTION MAP   (ADOBE  PDF)
  The Kitsap County Sheriff's Inmate Crew cleaned up 34 tons of litter from 1,272 road miles in 2007. Litter was collected at least twice during the year from 27 roads in north Kitsap, 29 roads in central Kitsap, and 51 roads in south Kitsap.
   
• ADOPT-A-ROAD   Individuals or groups can adopt a City or County road to clean up litter.  Or a community can combine efforts to do community-wide litter cleanup
   
• ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY   Groups can volunteer to clean up litter from state highway through the Washington State Department of Transportation Adopt-A-Highway program.  The "Alternatives to Detention" program of Kitsap County Juvenile Detention Department cleans litter from the median on Highway 3.
  Peninsula Work Release cleans the median on Highway 16. Additionally, the Washington Department of Ecology hires high school students through their Ecology Youth Corps to clean litter from state highway in the summer.

Illegal Dumping Clean Up Efforts:

• Kitsap County crews cleaned up 57 tons of  illegally dumped materials from 434 locations on county roads in 2007.

Vehicle Removal

• Abandoned vehicles are investigated by the Kitsap County Sheriff's Citizens on Patrol. Vehicles are tagged and removed within 5 business days.
• Junk vehicles - we can help you get rid of junk vehicles on your property.

Report Vehicles via Email for Both

Prosecution for Litter and Illegal Dumping Violations

• The Kitsap County Health District prosecutes illegal dumpers
• The last registered owner of abandoned vehicles is held responsible for costs of removal
• Penalties for littering and dumping

How to Prevent Illegal Dumping

If someone you hire hauls away materials and then dumps them illegally, you may be liable for cleanup costs, as well as the disposal costs. To prevent illegal dumping follow these guidelines:

• Conduct business with companies properly permitted and licensed to handle materials. Many for-hire companies advertising waste or junk hauling services are not properly permitted. Call the Kitsap County Health District at 360-337-5245 for a list of permitted hauling businesses.
• Ask the business where they intend to recycle or dispose of materials.
• Be suspicious of ridiculously low disposal prices. This can indicate your waste will be illegally dumped. Pay only one-half of the hauling, disposal, and recycling fees up-front and the remainder after you receive a receipt from a legitimate recycler or disposal site operator.
• Take preventative measures to limit easy access to your property such as gates or berms.  Post “No Dumping” signs on access points to your property. You may request signs at no charge from the Kitsap County Health District  at 360-337-5245.
• If you suspect someone is improperly disposing of materials, please file an on-line complaint or call 360-337-5777.

If you have any questions about Clean Kitsap, give us a call.

Kitsap County Public Works
The Open Line
(360) 337-5777 or (800) 825-4940
openline@co.kitsap.wa.us