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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 Δήμος — Δημοτική Αστυνομία / ΚΕΠ (1500) — 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: Διεύθυνση Δημόσιας Υγείας της Περιφέρειας / Υγειονομική Υπηρεσία (moh.gov.gr), the environmental inspectorate, which has a 24-hour line in most countries. Dumping in progress with a vehicle: Ελληνική Αστυνομία — αστυνομικό τμήμα / 100 (100) — do not confront.

Call firstΔήμος — Δημοτική Αστυνομία / ΚΕΠ
Report toΔιεύθυνση Δημόσιας Υγείας της Περιφέρειας / Υγειονομική Υπηρεσία
If that failsΕλληνική Αστυνομία — αστυνομικό τμήμα / 100

🗣️ 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: Δήμος — Δημοτική Αστυνομία / ΚΕΠOnline form or app; the municipality clears public land within days.
  3. Pollution: Διεύθυνση Δημόσιας Υγείας της Περιφέρειας / Υγειονομική ΥπηρεσίαChemicals, oil, smoke, smell from a site, water discoloration — the inspectorate, immediately.
  4. In progress: Ελληνική Αστυνομία — αστυνομικό τμήμα / 100A 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

Δήμος — Δημοτική Αστυνομία / ΚΕΠNuisances, roads, waste, certificates, lost propertyFor anything the municipality handles📞 1500🔗 www.kep.gov.gr
Διεύθυνση Δημόσιας Υγείας της Περιφέρειας / Υγειονομική ΥπηρεσίαUnhealthy housing, mould, pests, noiseWhen health is at risk at home🔗 www.moh.gov.gr
Ελληνική Αστυνομία — αστυνομικό τμήμα / 100Report at any police stationBurglary, theft, threats, stalking📞 100🔗 www.astynomia.gr
Σώμα Επιθεώρησης Περιβάλλοντος (ΥΠΕΝ)Environmental inspection and complaintsIndustrial pollution, waste🔗 ypen.gov.gr

❓ 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 Διεύθυνση Δημόσιας Υγείας της Περιφέρειας / Υγειονομική Υπηρεσία as hazardous. Specialist removal is arranged by the authority.

A neighbour burns rubbish

Prohibited nearly everywhere; report to Δήμος — Δημοτική Αστυνομία / ΚΕΠ with times and photos of the smoke; repeated burning goes to Διεύθυνση Δημόσιας Υγείας της Περιφέρειας / Υγειονομική Υπηρεσία.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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