In an effort to curb illegal dumping in Philadelphia , the city is partnering with a local youth organization and a recycling center to take out the trash that never should have been there.

North10 , a community group in the Hunting Park-East Tioga neighborhood, and Richard S. Burns & Co., a local recycling business, are joining forces to take care of five illegal dumping hotspots, the three parties announced in a news conference Wednesday.

City illegal dumping effort focuses on five sites

CBS News Philadelphia

There are five illegal dumping hotspots where the city will focus on as part of the partnership.

Pike Street and Old York Road

9th and Venango streets

9th and Tioga streets

9th and Ontario streets

8th and Ontario streets

At these spots, there will be extra lighting an

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