Environmental Services Department

Environmental Protection

• Environmental Protection Home
• Asbestos And Lead Management At City Facilities
• Hazardous Materials Management At City Facilities
• Hazardous Substances Enforcement Team
• Household Hazardous Waste
• Illegal Dumping, Litter, And Scavenging
• Lead Safety And Healthy Homes Program
• Underground Storage Tanks Management At City Facilities
• Universal Waste

Illegal Dumping, Litter, And Scavenging

Annually, there are over 25,000 reports of illegal dumping, littering, scavenging and waste-related violations in the City of San Diego. These reports are investigated by the Department's Solid Waste Code Enforcement team, a group responsible for enforcing the City's solid waste codes. Code Enforcement also provides anti-waste education and organizes more than 70 community cleanup/recycling events around the City each year.

• What is illegal dumping and how can I report it?
• What is scavenging and how can I report it?
• What are waste-related violations and how can I report them?
• Community Cleanup/Recycling

To report illegal dumping, littering, scavenging or other waste-related violations, please complete and submit a Trash/Litter/Recycling or call ESD at 858-694-7000.