Pollution you can report to us includes:
- litter from cars
- smoky vehicles
- illegal waste disposal (illegal dumping)
- smoke in the air
- foul-smelling, abnormal or offensive emissions from industry
- banned plastic bags
- river or creek pollution.
Businesses must report a Notifiable incident if they create pollution which causes or may cause material harm to human health or the environment. Your local council or the police can help with residential noise complaints. For other noise pollution, EPA can help you identify the right place to report the noise to.
How to report pollution:
- Use the form below, email contact@epa.vic.gov.au or call our pollution hotline on 1300 372 842. We’re here 24 hours.
Always call 000 in an emergency.
Read more about reporting pollution
How to report litter from vehicles
How to report smoky cars and vehicles
How to report illegal waste disposal
How to report smoke in the air
Reporting a notifiable incident
Reviewed 24 May 2022
