Illegal dumping in Ottawa: Crews remove 35 truck loads of garbage from Old Innes Road [Video]

A pile of garbage in the area of Old Innes Road in Ottawa’s east end has been removed and new blockades have been set up, less than 24-hours after the illegally dumping was first reported.

The plot of land was littered with broken furniture, food waste, and industrial materials such as asphalt, among others.

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Public Works crews worked throughout the night clearing out the loose trash, hauling away 35 truck loads of garbage.  

The large pile of discarded items along Old Innes Road includes black trash bags filled with food waste, tires, broken furniture, oil containers and industrial materials such as asphalt. Ottawa, Ont. Nov. 7, 2024. (Tyler Fleming / CTV News).

Friday morning, it continued, breaking down the solidified asphalt that had been sitting on the side of the road for nearly a year-and-a-half, …