Amy Watson and Lisa Slupe of St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store have caught people on surveillance cameras dumping trash not treasures at the St. Vincent de Paul Society store at Greater Butler Mart. Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle

BUTLER TWP — One man’s trash is added expense and headaches for the staff of the St. Vincent de Paul Society Thrift Store in the Greater Butler Mart. Or rather, many men’s trash, as the society has been inundated with unwanted and unsalable items dumped off behind the store after hours or left to clutter up the sidewalk at the store’s front door over weekends.

Dennis Slupe, the society’s business manager, said signs at the rear designating the hours to drop off donations as 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and the signs in the front windows warning people not to leave items on the sidewalk are routinely ignored.

Amy Watson, the store manager, said people are dumping stuff off after hours and on weekends.

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Amy Watson and Lisa Slupe of St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store have caught people on surveillance cameras dumping trash not treasures at the St. Vincent de Paul Society store at Greater Butler Mart. Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle

Cameras monitoring the back of the St. Vincent de Paul Society thrift store in the Greater Butler Mart caught these two men dropping off unusable furniture after the hours the store set for making donations. An increase in after-hours dumping is costing the society money it needs for its mission, store staff said. SUBMITTED PHOTO