Tom Li is a Bay Area News Group regional news reporting intern for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. Raised in Pleasanton, Tom is currently a student at Brown University studying economics and international and public affairs.
Andy Wang picks up garbage along Webster Street on Sunday, July 21, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. Wang, known to the online community by his screen name Pengweather, has accumulated a large social media following by posting images of himself picking up trash dumped on sidewalks, and empty lots around Oakland. A gray Toyota pulls away from an East Oakland road, leaving behind dozens of trash bags stuffed with oily food wrappers, burned clothes and a line of disassembled car parts.
Although recent data shows that illegal dumping has trended downward from 2021 to 2023, identifying and containing the source of illegal dumping remains a difficult task for city staff. Oakland’s illegal waste comes from a variety of sources — residences, businesses, construction sites, among others — and the issue may be worse in some areas, despite overall improvements citywide, Hathaway said.
Andy Wang explains how he finds cleaning"therapeutic," as he picks up garbage along Webster Street on Sunday, July 21, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. Wang began posting to expose the severity of illegal dumping, but, more importantly, to demonstrate how “one person can make a huge difference.” He buys all of his own supplies, conducts cleanups by himself and — although a truck would make his life easier — drives a mid-size sedan to make the point that anyone can help pick up trash.
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