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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 Kommunen — Borgerservice (borger.dk) — 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: Politiet — anmeldelse (114), the environmental inspectorate, which has a 24-hour line in most countries. Dumping in progress with a vehicle: Miljøstyrelsen / kommunens miljøafdeling (mst.dk) — do not confront.

Call firstKommunen — Borgerservice
Report toPolitiet — anmeldelse
If that failsMiljøstyrelsen / kommunens miljøafdeling

🗣️ 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: Kommunen — BorgerserviceOnline form or app; the municipality clears public land within days.
  3. Pollution: Politiet — anmeldelseChemicals, oil, smoke, smell from a site, water discoloration — the inspectorate, immediately.
  4. In progress: Miljøstyrelsen / kommunens miljøafdelingA 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

Kommunen — BorgerserviceNuisances, roads, waste, registration, lost propertyFor anything the municipality handles🔗 www.borger.dk
Politiet — anmeldelseReport online or via 114Always — the basis for bank, insurer and platform📞 114🔗 politi.dk/anmeld-kriminalitet
Miljøstyrelsen / kommunens miljøafdelingEnvironmental supervision and reportsIndustrial pollution, waste, water🔗 mst.dk
Folketingets OmbudsmandComplaints about authorities, freeWhen the authority does not answer or acts unfairly📞 33 13 25 12🔗 www.ombudsmanden.dk

❓ 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 Politiet — anmeldelse as hazardous. Specialist removal is arranged by the authority.

A neighbour burns rubbish

Prohibited nearly everywhere; report to Kommunen — Borgerservice with times and photos of the smoke; repeated burning goes to Politiet — anmeldelse.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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