EPA Cleans Up an Illegal Dump Site in Jackson Co. SPRINGFIELD, IL (wsiu) - An illegal dump site in Jackson County will be cleaned up by the end of the month according to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

The IEPA started the clean-up this week at a site along Macedonia Road near Pomona.

Spokesperson Maggie Carson says the EPA will remove debris, plastic, tires and various household wastes. She says the removal of illegal dumps is a public health issue.

Carson says the clean-up near Pomona is funded through the state's IRID program...which has cleaned up around 200 sites from Cave-In-Rock to Chicago since it began in 2006.

She says residents can help reduce the number of illegal dumps by finding a waste hauler to dispose of their trash safely or by doing more recycling.

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