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Report Illegal Dumping
Report the illegal dumping of garbage in your neighborhood and help your area be a clean, healthy, safe place to live and work. Seattle Public Utilities will send an illegal dumping field inspector to investigate the problem and get it cleaned up according to City of Seattle ordinances.
Examples of illegal dumping
- • Any junk, garbage or debris dumped on public property, such as a city roadsides, open streets and paved alleys.
- • Mattresses, TVs, computers, appliances or furniture dumped on the side of the road or on public property.
To report illegal dumping
Use the Illegal Dumping Online Report Form, or call the Illegal Dumping Report Line at (206) 684-7587.
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Why report illegal dumping
Illegal dumping is a serious problem in Seattle. But, with your help, we can fix it! Seattle Public Utilities' Illegal Dumping Team responds to illegal dumping complaint and inspects, investigates, and enforces city ordinances relating to unlawful dumping, and accumulation of garbage, and other solid waste.
Materials are frequently dumped on streets, under bridges and in alleys. Littering is common in roadways, around schools, grocery stores and fast-food establishments. Allowing garbage to accumulate on vacant lots, back and front yards, sidewalks and planting strips often increases the problem.
Accumulation of rotten, decaying garbage attracts rats and other disease-carrying creatures. Dumping hazardous waste exposes humans and the environment to health problems and ecological decay. Illegal dumping is also associated with other forms of illegal activity. If tolerated, it sends a message to violators that it is okay to dump garbage in your neighborhood or community.
Additional contact information
To ask questions about charges on the solid waste portion of your bill, call (206) 684-3000.
To report abandoned vehicles in streets or alleys, call (206) 684-8763.
Accumulation of inoperable or junk cars parked in yards or other types of junk stored outside in residential zones, including discarded or used building materials, scrap metal, car parts, and old furniture, on private property should be reported to the Department of Planning & Development's Code Compliance Division.This can be done either via the Code Violation Complaint Form or by calling the DPD Violation Complaint Line at (206) 615-0808.
To report illegal encampments on public property, call the Customer Service Bureau at (206) 684-2489
Related link
City of Seattle Complaint Services (PDF)
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