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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 Gemeentebestuur / stadsbestuur (belgium.be) — 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: Wooninspectie (Wonen in Vlaanderen) / DIRL Brussel / Wallonie logement (vlaanderen.be), the environmental inspectorate, which has a 24-hour line in most countries. Dumping in progress with a vehicle: Politie — Police-on-web (police.be) — do not confront.

Call firstGemeentebestuur / stadsbestuur
Report toWooninspectie (Wonen in Vlaanderen) / DIRL Brussel / Wallonie logement
If that failsPolitie — Police-on-web

🗣️ 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: Gemeentebestuur / stadsbestuurOnline form or app; the municipality clears public land within days.
  3. Pollution: Wooninspectie (Wonen in Vlaanderen) / DIRL Brussel / Wallonie logementChemicals, oil, smoke, smell from a site, water discoloration — the inspectorate, immediately.
  4. In progress: Politie — Police-on-webA 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

Gemeentebestuur / stadsbestuurNuisances, roads, waste, population registry, lost propertyFor anything the municipality handles🔗 www.belgium.be/nl/over_belgie/overheid/gemeenten
Wooninspectie (Wonen in Vlaanderen) / DIRL Brussel / Wallonie logementHousing quality, damp, mould, unfitnessWhen health is at risk at home🔗 www.vlaanderen.be/woningkwaliteit
Politie — Police-on-webOnline report, case number immediatelyAlways — the basis for bank, insurer and platform🔗 www.police.be/nl/e-loket
Departement Omgeving / Bruxelles Environnement / SOS Environnement-Nature 1718Environmental inspection and pollution hotlineIndustrial pollution, dumping, serious nuisance🔗 omgeving.vlaanderen.be

❓ 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 Wooninspectie (Wonen in Vlaanderen) / DIRL Brussel / Wallonie logement as hazardous. Specialist removal is arranged by the authority.

A neighbour burns rubbish

Prohibited nearly everywhere; report to Gemeentebestuur / stadsbestuur with times and photos of the smoke; repeated burning goes to Wooninspectie (Wonen in Vlaanderen) / DIRL Brussel / Wallonie logement.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

🔎 Common searches

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  • “report illegal dumping Belgium”
  • “fly tipping report municipality”
  • “environmental pollution hotline Belgium”
  • “report chemical spill”
  • “neighbour burning waste”

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