Dealing with illegal dumping is an expensive and tedious cycle. A local government might clean up a dumping site only to get a call a few weeks later about more trash and debris in the same place.

However, new research is showing the promise of community-driven interventions to not just clean up dumping, but prevent it. Join this session to hear about how the Genesee County Land Bank Authority, Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center, and Clean & Green community-based groups in Flint piloted low-cost environmental designs that could deter dumping while creating a beautiful space for the community.