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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 Kunsill Lokali / LESA (2200 2300) — 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: Direttorat għas-Saħħa Ambjentali / Awtorità tad-Djar (2133 7333), the environmental inspectorate, which has a 24-hour line in most countries. Dumping in progress with a vehicle: Pulizija ta' Malta — għassa tal-pulizija / 112 (112) — do not confront.

Call firstKunsill Lokali / LESA
Report toDirettorat għas-Saħħa Ambjentali / Awtorità tad-Djar
If that failsPulizija ta' Malta — għassa tal-pulizija / 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: Kunsill Lokali / LESAOnline form or app; the municipality clears public land within days.
  3. Pollution: Direttorat għas-Saħħa Ambjentali / Awtorità tad-DjarChemicals, oil, smoke, smell from a site, water discoloration — the inspectorate, immediately.
  4. In progress: Pulizija ta' Malta — għassa tal-pulizija / 112A 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

Kunsill Lokali / LESANuisances, roads, waste, lost propertyFor anything the council handles📞 2200 2300🔗 localgovernment.gov.mt
Direttorat għas-Saħħa Ambjentali / Awtorità tad-DjarUnfit housing, mould, pests, noiseWhen health is at risk at home📞 2133 7333🔗 deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/environmental/Pages/home.aspx
Pulizija ta' Malta — għassa tal-pulizija / 112Report at any police stationTheft, threats, stalking📞 112🔗 pulizija.gov.mt
ERA — Environment and Resources AuthorityEnvironmental inspection and reportsPollution, waste, water🔗 era.org.mt

❓ 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 Direttorat għas-Saħħa Ambjentali / Awtorità tad-Djar as hazardous. Specialist removal is arranged by the authority.

A neighbour burns rubbish

Prohibited nearly everywhere; report to Kunsill Lokali / LESA with times and photos of the smoke; repeated burning goes to Direttorat għas-Saħħa Ambjentali / Awtorità tad-Djar.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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