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When I was in Vladivostok a month ago, I saw a way your city could clean its streets and make money at the same time. Make use of all the junk autos. Scrap metal is money. The junk autos that are now just rusting could be brought to a collecting point. A crusher could be built to compact them. The tires could also bring in money. Japan and Korea both buy scrap metal and tires.

An ordinance could be passed to fine people who abandon junk cars. There are numerous ways the police could I.D. the last owner of record, and many ways to enforce the paying of this fine. Take the driver’s license away from people who abandon vehicles. If a person delivers a junk car to the collecting point, then there would be no fine. The city would have the metal to sell. This project would also create a few jobs.