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ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A growing pile of trash and debris along a rural Alamance County Road is frustrating for the people who live nearby.
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They say the problem has been going on for years.
‘Disgusted’
“I’m disgusted. It’s hard to look at, but it’s also hard on the environment,” said Lizzie McCrory, a resident.
Trash, old electronics and mattresses sit piled up near High Rock Road and Lynch Store Road in Alamance County.
McCrory lives not far from the road where the dumping site sits and says it’s a problem she’s noticed for years.
“It’s been at least 15 years. That’s as long as I’ve been laying eyes on it … It is a common issue,” McCrory said.
She’s not alone in her concerns. Many people off-camera expressed similar frustrations about the dumping.
“The trash is sitting there, and it’s not getting picked up, and other people see that and take that opportunity to dump their own trash there,” McCrory said.
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Official Response
Alamance County officials say the county’s environmental health department received a complaint in 2025 about the dumping and says it was addressed, but they also say the most recent complaint came within the last week.
“They cleaned it up, and it just immediately goes back to the state. Honestly, it just piles right back up. I think they are going to have to coordinate it off or something to keep people off of here,” McCrory said.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation says they have been called about the issue in the past, and their maintenance crews have picked up the trash several times.
The NCDOT says they are working with local law enforcement to try to stop the illegal dumping.
Alamance County officials say they do not have a timeline for when the area could be fully cleaned up, but they say they are still communicating with the landowner.
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The NCDOT says people can report any future debris problems on their website.