Law targets illegal dumping

Green Diamond Resource Co. forest lands in Mason and Grays Harbor counties see 20 to 30 tons of garbage dumped illegally each year, and that amount keeps rising, Policy and Communications Manager Jason Callahan told the Journal.

Cleanup costs for the company have also increased fivefold in the past few years, he said.

Disposing of just one RV can cost $1,300, “and we get a number of those every year,” Callahan said.

Green Diamond has cleaned up all types of garbage dumped on their property, including household garbage, old boats, cars, appliances, burned vehicles and tire piles, according to C...