Interview with Cale Turner, August 17, 2006

Partial Transcript: --uh, just gotta have it taken and throw it over the hill.

Segment Synopsis: Turner discusses illegal dumping in Owsley County and where people have been more likely to dump.

Keywords: Dumping; Dumps; Garbage; Illegal dumping; Illegal dumps; Pollution; Solid waste; Trash

Subjects: Owsley County (Ky.); Pollution.; Refuse and refuse disposal.; Waste disposal sites

Partial Transcript: We started, uh, last fall--well, no, we started last spring.

Segment Synopsis: Turner describes the efforts in Owsley County in regard to cleaning up illegal dumps. He discusses how the county was able to only use Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE) grant money for tipping fees, and how that allowed them to clean up fourteen dumps in one year.

Keywords: Cleanup; Dumping; Dumps; Environmental cleanup; Garbage; Illegal dumping; Illegal dumps; Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE); Solid waste; Trash

Subjects: Environmental protection; Environmentalism; Owsley County (Ky.); Pollution.; Refuse and refuse disposal.; Waste disposal sites

Partial Transcript: And you know I've got a friend sells real estate, Tony Turner.

Segment Synopsis: Turner describes how people outside of the state are buying more land in Kentucky and how the garbage in the area discourages them from purchasing the land.

Keywords: Cleanup; Dumping; Dumps; Environmental cleanup; Garbage; Illegal dumping; Illegal dumps; Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE); Real estate; Real property; Solid waste; Trash

Subjects: Environmental protection; Environmentalism; Owsley County (Ky.); Pollution.; Real estate development.; Real property.

Partial Transcript: But, uh, once we get through with the garbage dump, what we wanna concentrate on is roadside litter.

Segment Synopsis: Turner discusses how the goal for Owsley County after cleaning up the illegal dumps is to focus on roadside litter. He describes how he would like to see much stronger enforcement in the county and how he thinks that will create a reputation for the county that will dissuade littering.

Keywords: Cleanup; Dumping; Dumps; Enforcement; Environmental cleanup; Garbage; Illegal dumping; Illegal dumps; Law enforcement; Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE); Pollution; Solid waste; Trash

Subjects: Environmental law.; Environmental protection; Environmentalism; Litter (Trash); Owsley County (Ky.); Pollution.; Refuse and refuse disposal.; Roadside litter

Partial Transcript: Uh, the PRIDE program, I mean, uh, I can't imagine if there hadn't been assistance available.

Segment Synopsis: Turner discusses the impact of the PRIDE program in Owsley County and how the county would have been unable to clean up the dumps and litter without PRIDE's help.

Keywords: Cleanup; Dumping; Dumps; Environmental cleanup; Garbage; Illegal dumping; Illegal dumps; Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment (PRIDE); Roadside litter; Solid waste; Trash

Subjects: Environmental protection; Environmentalism; Litter (Trash); Owsley County (Ky.); Pollution.; Refuse and refuse disposal.; Waste disposal sites

Partial Transcript: Now we went out and bought us three cameras.

Segment Synopsis: Turner discusses surveillance efforts in Owsley County and his plans for how to use surveillance cameras to catch people dumping illegally.

Keywords: Cleanup; Dumping; Dumps; Enforcement; Environmental cleanup; Garbage; Illegal dumping; Illegal dumps; Law enforcement; PRIDE; Solid waste; Trash

Subjects: Environmental law.; Environmental protection; Environmentalism; Litter (Trash); Owsley County (Ky.); Pollution.; Refuse and refuse disposal.; Roadside litter; Waste disposal sites