Illegal dumping has long plagued the city of Hialeah and business owners say they have had enough.

"This has been going on for years, nothing new to us. But what do you think about that? We can't do anything about that. What do you think of people just coming here and dumping their garbage here? That is City of Hialeah, they have control of that. Every time we call the police, by the time they come here they're already gone," said Brem Rembersad, a business owner.

Officials step in to address persistent trash in industrial areas

Now, the city is taking action.

"I will not tolerate tolerated, and I am taking action," said Mayor Jacqueline Garcia-Roves of Hialeah.

Hialeah, along with Hialeah Gardens and Miami-Dade County, has joined forces to combat illegal dumping in the Progresso anne

See Full Page