A grant is helping Kinsman Township tackle illegal dumping at its recycling bins. The township has added a few new surveillance cameras to the recycling area near the township garage off State Route 87. It already had a few cameras, but the new ones have the technology to capture license plates.
The township was able to purchase the equipment thanks to grant funding from the Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District. Trustee Greg Leonhard says illegal dumping in the recycling area has been an ongoing problem since the recycling bins were installed.
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