Plainfield Farmer Ordered to Stop Dumping

A 78-year-old Plainfield farmer was forbidden to dump trash on his property.

Herman Fritz appeared in Will County court and was ordered to cease dumping on his property.

The state’s attorney’s office took a civil action against Fritz to stop him from dumping on his property.

According to a CBS News story, one of Fritz’s neighbors said the farmer has been dumping debris in the DuPage River for years and his complaints about it to public officials have fallen on deaf ears.

“From what I’ve seen: tires, asphalt, roofing shingles, plastic bags full of God knows what,” Plainfield resident Chris Jenkins said in the CBS story. “You would see birds, blue herring, ducks, geese. They don’t come around anymore.”

Fritz admitted to the dumping in the CBS story.

“He says when times got tough, he started taking in loads of waste dating back to the 1980s, even dumping around gas pipe line warning signs,” according to the story. “When asked whether he was paid, Fritz said he charged $75 a load. Fritz also said he did the dumping to shore up the river bank.”

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