Reporting environmental pollution
Everyone must comply with environmental regulations. The municipality, police and other organizations monitor this.
If you see a person or business in your area polluting the environment, report it to the municipality.
How does it work?
You can report for:
- air pollution
- soil contamination
- odor or noise nuisance
But also, for example, when someone illegally dumps waste.
Supervisors
The municipality must protect the environment in its territory. For this purpose, the municipality has supervisors. These supervisors:
- checking that everyone is following the rules
- give information
- may enter businesses and other places (other than homes)
- May view documents and make copies
- Taking samples and examining stuff
- stopping and examining vehicles
- request information
Everyone must give full cooperation to the supervisor. A supervisor may request the assistance of the police.
Other organizations
Other organizations that check that everyone is complying with environmental regulations are:
- Police
- Province
- Rijkswaterstaat
- Water Board
- Inspection Service of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality.
- Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority(NVWA)
- Environment and Transport Inspectorate
What should I do?
You report environmental pollution to the municipality. To do so, call 14 0181.
If you observe or suspect an environmental violation or crime, you have several ways to report it.
- If you have an environmental complaint about a company and about aircraft noise, you can contact the DCMR Environmental Protection Agency Rijnmond control room 24 hours a day .
- For complaints about private individuals, building or demolishing properties and garbage, contact the municipality or the police.
- For complaints about (the pollution of) ditches and canals, contact the water quality manager.