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Updated September 2026

🗑️ Someone dumped waste or is polluting — who do I report it to?

Direct answer

Fly-tipping, a leaking container, oil in a stream: report to Comune — Polizia locale / URP (anci.it) — the municipality clears public land and fines when there is evidence (a photo of the plate, a document in the waste). Larger pollution, industrial sites, chemicals, dead fish: ASL — Dipartimento di prevenzione / Igiene pubblica (salute.gov.it), the environmental inspectorate, which has a 24-hour line in most countries. Dumping in progress with a vehicle: Polizia di Stato / Carabinieri — denuncia (112) (112) — do not confront.

Call firstComune — Polizia locale / URP
Report toASL — Dipartimento di prevenzione / Igiene pubblica
If that failsPolizia di Stato / Carabinieri — denuncia (112)

🗣️ What to say

"At [location] there is [dumped waste / a pollution: what], since [date/time]. [Plate / description of vehicle or person if seen.] Photos attached. Please remove it and investigate; I can be contacted at [number] / anonymously."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Photograph, do not touchWide and close shots; anything with a name or plate. Do not search through it.
  2. Report: Comune — Polizia locale / URPOnline form or app; the municipality clears public land within days.
  3. Pollution: ASL — Dipartimento di prevenzione / Igiene pubblicaChemicals, oil, smoke, smell from a site, water discoloration — the inspectorate, immediately.
  4. In progress: Polizia di Stato / Carabinieri — denuncia (112)A vehicle unloading: police, with the plate. Do not confront.
  5. Private landThe owner must clear it; the municipality can order and fine. Report anyway.

📇 All contacts

Comune — Polizia locale / URPNuisances, roads, waste, registry, lost propertyFor anything the municipality handles🔗 www.anci.it
ASL — Dipartimento di prevenzione / Igiene pubblicaUnhealthy housing, mould, pests, noiseWhen health is at risk at home🔗 www.salute.gov.it
Polizia di Stato / Carabinieri — denuncia (112)Report at any police stationTheft, robbery, threats, stalking📞 112🔗 www.poliziadistato.it
ARPA — Agenzia regionale per la protezione ambientaleEnvironmental inspection and reportsIndustrial pollution, discharges, waste🔗 www.snpambiente.it

❓ Frequently asked

Can I be fined for waste dumped in front of my house?

Not if you report it and it is not yours. Reporting protects you.

Asbestos or drums of chemicals

Stay away, keep children and pets away, report to ASL — Dipartimento di prevenzione / Igiene pubblica as hazardous. Specialist removal is arranged by the authority.

A neighbour burns rubbish

Prohibited nearly everywhere; report to Comune — Polizia locale / URP with times and photos of the smoke; repeated burning goes to ASL — Dipartimento di prevenzione / Igiene pubblica.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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