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Methinks VIAFOURA and the CBC in Fat Fred City really showed their nasty arses today over their cover up of a bunch of nonsense about a load of garbage N'esy Pas?
Culprit of illegal dumping gets his trash returned
Land owner found a shipping receipt in the strewn garbage and delivered it back to the owner
Gary Moore· CBC News· Posted: May 15, 2020 5:30 PM AT
Chris White said it's not the first time someone left garbage in front of his family's property, but it's the first time he was able to return it to the culprit. (Submitted/Barb Jackson)
Someone who illegally dumped garbage in Fredericton found themselves picking their trash back up earlier this week.
Chris White had about 30 to 40 pieces of garbage strewn across the grass in front of his family's farm on quiet Springhill Road.
"Toys, an old barbecue burner, a new barbecue box," said White.
White said a family friend noticed the trash, and shared some pictures of the garbage online.
Early Monday morning, White went to clean up the mess, and while he was picking up the trash, he noticed something — a shipping receipt.
Chris White says returning the illegally dumped garbage should be a lesson to the culprit. (Gary Moore/CBC)
"I was picking up a Nike box and it was so wet that the lid actually tore off of it when I grabbed it, and, inside of it was a slip with his name and address," White said.
"So, I decided that maybe he should get his garbage back."
White packed up all the trash into the back of his truck, and drove to the address he found on the receipt.
"It was fairly early — 7:30 in the morning, and knocked on his door quite abruptly," White recalled adding that he didn't think twice about going there.
According to White, the person denied the act at first, but quickly changed his mood when White showed him the evidence — the shipping receipt.
Chris White said a family friend noticed the garbage and posted the pictures online. (Submitted/Barb Jackson)
"He immediately admitted to it. So, I kindly asked him to get his garbage back off of my truck."
White said the person unloaded the garbage from his truck within a few minutes, and he hasn't heard from him since.
This Fredericton man found illegally dumped trash in his property. But with the help of a disposed shipping label, trucked it back to the culprit’s front yard. 1:22
Recurring issue
White said it's not the first time someone has illegally dumped near the family farm, and it seems to be a recurring issue in the spring.
"There was some TVs and old microwaves last year that were dumped here — and just random garbage."
The street is also a popular place for people to watch the sunset. And White said it's not uncommon to have a dozen cars parked along the side of the road.
It's not just illegal dumping that Chris White cleans up near his family's farm. He said he picks up empty cans, bottles and other litter several times a week. (Gary Moore/CBC)
But he said those people often leave trash behind.
"Obviously if the garbage gets into the fields and into our hay it's not real good for the cows' stomachs," said White.
White said he doesn't regret taking matters into his own hands and returning the dumped garbage to the culprit.
He said he could have gone to the authorities, which might have led to a costly fine, but chose to teach a lesson instead.
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Atticus Winch Chris White has considerably more class and dignity than I could have summoned. Good for him.
David Amos
Reply to @Atticus Winch: I concur
Lieschen Mueller
Great story, but sadly the trash will likely just end up either on someone else's property or in some ditch.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Lieschen Mueller: YO oh Ye of little faith Methinks Higgy's Police State has allowed the dump in Fat Fred City is open up again N'esy Pas?
michael hatch
Reply to @David Amos: I bet that joke was great, before it got written down.
Lieschen Mueller
Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: Wow, it is a mite early in the day for you to be either drunk or stoned, no?
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Lieschen Mueller: my my aren't you a funny dude?
Methinks I should expect no less from somebody who shares the same last name as the director of the FBI whom I took on in 2003LONG BEFORE I ran for a seat in Parliament 7 times and sued your Queen as well Trust that Higgy and the RCMP ain't laughing they know I seldom drink and I definitely don't smoke dope be it legal or not N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @michael hatch: Now the joke is on you
Chris Van Ihinger
And the Officer Obie award for most imaginative solution to the problem of bad neighbours dumping trash on good neighbours' land (especially at the bottom of cliffs) goes to farmer Chris White for finding an envelope at the bottom of the pile of trash with the perpetrator's name and address on it. Happy Thanksgiving.
David Amos
Content disabled Reply to @Chris Van Ihinger: Methinks many old folks such as i are humming Arlo's great old song as we read this new N'esy Pas?
