Fly-tipping

As wild dump is called in normal usage the local contamination of natural areas and municipalities by illegal waste.

Origin, ingredients

Wilde dumps come mainly from private households. They most frequently occur in poor visibility parking on highways and country roads. In the communes of wild dumps occur on the roadsides, in backyards or in abandoned industrial areas. Since bulky waste is not disposed of free of charge in some communities, some citizens are trying to save disposal fees by providing their garbage just to the road. If the garbage for too long, other garbage or even polluted waste of other citizens is often asked to do so. Wilde dumps often grow very quickly. Even dangerous as gas cans or oil container land as in the wild dump as normal construction debris, paint bucket, cigarette boxes, plastic bags, refrigerators, dishwashers and other household appliances. In nature it is found wild dumps as well as in the cities. Often they are covered by autumn leaves and overgrown with bushes. So they often remain undetected and dangerous for years.

Hazards

Wilde dumps often contain a very high risk potential. Chemicals penetrate into the soil and the groundwater. Often, no one knows how dangerous the individual components of the wild dump. Electronic waste such as mobile phones and computers contain lead, mercury, cadmium and other hazardous substances. But these heavy metals are highly toxic to animals and humans. A large part of the mercury is flushed, for example, via the sewers into streams and rivers and thus reaches the sea. It is absorbed by the fish via the food and the respiratory organs and accumulates in them. According to the LKA Mainz illegal shifting of electrical and electronic waste from Germany via Antwerp to Africa is increasingly becoming a problem. The electronic waste is often burned in Africa without the necessary protections to unauthorized dumps in order to get to the precious metals so. Many wild dumps in Italy there are around Naples. Near Guilianese was found between orange groves several wild dumps. Here the soil is heavily contaminated with dioxin.

Elimination

Is always the polluter responsible for the elimination of a wild dump. If he does not eliminate yourself in a position to refuse, costs him be billed. When the offender is not identified, the property owner is responsible for the disposal of the wild dump. In most cases, the cities and towns.

Terms of Use

Any waste outside the designated waste disposal facilities is illegal. According to § 326 StGB illegal waste disposal is a criminal offense under certain circumstances. Even the storage of waste is illegal. Similarly, the burning of garbage outside of approved equipment is a criminal offense and will be prosecuted. In theory already applies a discarded cigarette butt as illegal waste disposal. Since, due to the small amount of harmful effects can be expected on the environment, actions of this kind are not tracked due to insignificance. Any criminal cases can be punished with a fine or a prison sentence.

Solutions

Some wild dumps caused by ignorance. So many citizens do not know that the cost of disposal of waste oil are included in the purchase price. Other problem waste such as expired medicines, photographic chemicals, wood preservatives, adhesives, paint residues, fluorescent tubes, energy saving lamps, solvents, acetone, paint thinner, pesticides, mercury, acids and alkalis can give in many cities free of charge in a dedicated collection point. Some cities have websites and telephone services furnished to learn as quickly as possible of new unauthorized dumps in order to eliminate them.