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The Streets Department of Philadelphia enforces all sanitation rules through the SWEEP Program, which stands for Streets & Walkways Education and Enforcement Program. Employing 36 officers, SWEEP conducts intensive street patrols to educate and enforce sanitation laws including trash set-out times, litter laws, and illegal dumping violations. With 80,000 to 90,000 citations issued annually, the program collects about $1.2 million in fines to address violations, ensuring a clean and safe environment for residents.
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Streets Department Sanitation Division Enforcement Strategies
Enforcement • The Streets Department enforces all Sanitation Rules and regulations in the City’s Sanitation Code. • The Streets Department developed a Program called SWEEP to enforce the city’s rules and regulations.
SWEEP Program • SWEEP is the acronym for Streets & Walkways Education and Enforcement Program. • The City of Philadelphia employs 36 SWEEP Officers. • Educate and enforce all Sanitation laws throughout the city. • SWEEP enforces the law against violators through intensive street patrols.
SWEEP Operations • Specifically trained sanitation enforcement officers work with commercial and residential neighborhoods to address sanitation problems in their communities.
SWEEP Enforcement • Some of the most commonly written violations for sanitation laws include but are not limited to: • Trash set out times • Trash limit regulations • Litter laws • Recycling violations • Dumpster Laws • Illegal dumping violations
SWEEP Enforcement • Code Violation Notices (CVN). • 80,000 to 90,000 citations and warnings each year. • $1.2 million dollars in fines from violators.
SWEEP Enforcement Procedures • CVN’s are cataloged in numerical order with a citation identification number. • Each CVN contains information needed to identify the violation and violator. • Information helps identify the appropriate person and/or premise for the law that has been violated.
SWEEP Enforcement Procedures • Each CVN is hand written and issued to the violator or filed and mailed if the violator is not present. • Once all CVN’s are written, the violations are sent to the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication (BAA) for processing. • At BAA, violators can pay the notice or dispute the violation by requesting a hearing.
Code Violation Notices • Multiple Ticket Books • Must be Arranged in Sequential Order. • Unproductive and Inefficient. • Sorting & Batching est. $ 275,000 • Travel Time $ 25,000
City Challenges • Illegal Dumping • Neglected Properties • Litter
Illegal Dumping Costs • 37,000 tons collected in 2006 • Costs Tax Payers more than 2.2 million dollars in disposal costs • Depreciates the quality of life in local neighborhoods.
Summary • Enforcement is a tool to implement the principles of waste management including (reduce, reuse and recycle). • These factors ensure a clean and safe environment.
