Clear the illegally dumped debris from the alley behind the 1800 block of E Michigan Street

This block's alley has its own separate dumping problem -- a different pile than E New York Street's, blocking the same city trucks. Standard: Manual removal and licit disposal of illegally dumped bulk trash and debris from a public alley or rear-yard right-of-way. Proof: before/after photos + disposal site photo + GPS Method (Manual removal and licit disposal of illegally dumped bulk trash and debris from a public alley or rear right-of-way, ~45-90 min): 1. ASSESS: photograph the alley's debris as found (type, extent, any hazardous-looking items) and confirm the alley is public right-of-way, not a private yard needing separate consent. 2. Set aside and separately flag (do not move) any item that looks hazardous (containers with unknown liquid, sharps, anything resembling a fuel/chemical container) and report it rather than handling it. 3. Sort and remove the remaining bulk trash/debris by hand, bagging loose material and staging bulky items for the city's bulk-pickup program or a licensed hauler. 4. Photograph the cleared alley from the same before vantage and log the city bulk-pickup or 311 reference used for anything left for scheduled pickup. Equipment: work gloves + puncture-resistant boots, trash bags/bins + hand truck or wheelbarrow for bulk items, camera, city bulk-pickup or 311 reference Done when: Before/after photos of the cleared alley from a matching vantage; Any hazardous-looking item flagged/reported, not hand-handled; Bulk items staged for the correct disposal program with a reference logged; Alley confirmed public right-of-way before work began

Where

1800-1900 block of E Michigan Street, Near Eastside, Indianapolis, IN 46201

Pay

$80 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash. You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

before/after photos + disposal site photo + GPS

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-08-17

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 45–90 minutes. Method of record: Manual removal and licit disposal of illegally dumped bulk trash and debris from a public alley or rear right-of-way

Bring

• work gloves + puncture-resistant boots
• trash bags/bins + hand truck or wheelbarrow for bulk items
• camera
• city bulk-pickup or 311 reference

Steps

1. 1. ASSESS: photograph the alley's debris as found (type, extent, any hazardous-looking items) and confirm the alley is public right-of-way, not a private yard needing separate consent.
2. 2. Set aside and separately flag (do not move) any item that looks hazardous (containers with unknown liquid, sharps, anything resembling a fuel/chemical container) and report it rather than handling it.
3. 3. Sort and remove the remaining bulk trash/debris by hand, bagging loose material and staging bulky items for the city's bulk-pickup program or a licensed hauler.
4. 4. Photograph the cleared alley from the same before vantage and log the city bulk-pickup or 311 reference used for anything left for scheduled pickup.

If it does not match the plan

• Any item that looks hazardous (chemical/fuel container, sharps, unknown liquid) -> do not touch; photograph from a distance and report it.
• The debris is on private property, not the public alley right-of-way -> STOP, get owner consent first or flag for a different lane.

What counts as done

• Before/after photos of the cleared alley from a matching vantage
• Any hazardous-looking item flagged/reported, not hand-handled
• Bulk items staged for the correct disposal program with a reference logged
• Alley confirmed public right-of-way before work began

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.