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Illegal dumping is turning the Alice food pantry into a trash site, forcing them to spend money on cleanup instead of groceries. The city is stepping in with new fines to stop the littering and keep the pantry's mission on track.
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The pantry is losing money that should be buying food just to pay for trash removal.
Local families who rely on the pantry will finally see their donations go toward food rather than dumpsters.
People who use the area as a personal landfill will now face heavy fines for their laziness.
By Rob Perez
Mattresses and other rejected items left at Alice Volunteer Services have turned into a costly drain on a pantry that feeds Jim Wells County families, forcing the nonprofit to pay for hauling and repairs...
Alice and Jim Wells County team up to combat illegal dumping problem KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi
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