Illegal waste dumping
Illegal dumping is the unlawful deposit of waste larger than litter onto land. It includes waste materials that have been dumped, tipped or otherwise deposited onto private or public land where no licence or approval exists to accept such waste. Illegal dumping varies from small bags of rubbish in an urban environment to larger scale dumping of waste materials in isolated areas, such as bushland.
Illegal dumping includes illegal land filling, which is waste used as fill material with the consent of the owner or occupier of the land but without the necessary council or DEC approvals.
To assist local councils and members of the public in addressing the problem of illegal dumping DEC has published a number of resources. These resources can be viewed and downloaded from the links provided below.
- Important information for waste transporters and the waste industry
- Avoiding the dangers of accepting fill on your land
- Safely disposing of asbestos waste from your home
- Questions/ answers for the landowner/occupier
- Know your responsibilities: managing
waste from construction sites
See also
- Social research about illegal dumping
- Multi unit dwelling illegal dumping prevention campaign
- Regional illegal dumping squads
- Crackdown on illegal dumping: handbook for local government