One of my pet peeves is litter- it looks bad, it’s annoying- and the stats say that 3 out of 4 people have seen people litter. You can do something about it. Many states and some cities/counties have Litter Hotline numbers in which you can either call in or email in people who litter.
What happens after you report- A letter, postcard is sent to the litterer. The primary purpose is to send a message that someone is watching as well as to educate people their is a fine involved.
Just plug those litter hotlines into your cell and report anyone who litters. You will have to have some information – see below for general guidelines. (They may vary by state, city, county)
- License plate number, state, and type (Disabled, University, etc.)
- Vehicle description (make, model, type, color)
- Who littered (driver, passenger, unsecured load, etc.)
- Description of what was littered
- Date and time of incident
- Location (Hwy, Road, intersection)
- Direction of travel
- Nearest town
National Litter Resources
- Keep America Beautiful
- Auntie Litter
- Litter Butt – Report online (PA, NC, TX)
- Litter Project ( Free Bumper Sticker)
Alabama
- Cullman County People Against a Littered State Litter Hotline– (256) 775-4708
- Report littering to Decatur Litter Hotline: 341-4778
Alaska
- Anchorage Hotline 343-NEAT
- Graffiti Busters Hotline: 343-GONE
Arkansas
- Keep Arkansas Beautiful Litter Hotline1-866-811-1222.
Arizona
- Don’t Trash Arizona (AzLitter.org)
- Arizona Clean and Beautiful LITTER HOTLINE 1-877-3-LITTERReport on Line
- 315-336-3950
California
- Don’t Trash California
- Keep California Beautiful
- Emeryville- Litter and Trash HOTLine- 510 596-4330
- Inglewood- Graffiti Hotline 310-412-873 GraffitiHotline@cityofinglewood.org
- Litter Hotline 310-412-5491 LitterHotline@cityofinglewood.org
- San Diego 1-800-NO-SMOKE!
Colorado (none)
Connecticut (none)
Delaware
- Toll-Free Hotline : 1-866-511-8372 ( UDSB)
Florida
- Keep Florida Beautiful LitterHotline
- Keep Lucie Beautiful Litter Hotline 772-871-7000
- Keep Brevard Beautiful – Litter Hotline 321.537.6802
- Broward County- 954.474.1835
- Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful
- Keep Putnam Beautiful
- Keep Tallahassee Beautiful – Litter Hotline- 850.681.7799
- Trash Trooper Hotline- 1-877-Y-Litter -Seffner, Mango and Thonotosassa
- Swat a Litterbug Hotline- (Tampa) 813-276-3220
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection- callers can also report environmental crimes to the State Warning Point by calling (877) 2-SAVE-FL (1.877.272.8335)
Georgia
- Bulloch County- 764.6147
- Henry County Hotline- 770.898.7453
- Keep Albany-Dougherty County Beautiful 430-5257.
- Keep Athens Park Beautiful Litter Hotline 706-613-3506
- Union County Litter Hotline 706.439.6000
Hawaii
- Litter Hotline 1-888-592-2522
Idaho (none)
Illinois (none)
Indiana (none)
Iowa
- Keep Iowa Beautiful 1-888-No Littr (665.4887)
Kansas ( none)
Kentucky
- Louieville- Citizens can Report-A-Litterer by contacting MetroCall at 311 (or 574-5000) e.
Louisiana
- Litter Hotline (800) LITRBUG (La. Only)
- 1-888-548-7284)
Maine (none)
Maryland
- Montgomery County Illegal Dumping Hotline at 240-777-DUMP (3867).
- Prince George’s County- Illegal Dumping call 301-883-6100.
Massachusetts
- Alewife Reservation and Cambridge- Stormwater hotline: Report illegal dumping into catch basins or dirty looking discharges from outfalls to the DPW (Department of Public Works) by calling (617) 349-4800 or 4846, or by e-mail to: TheWorks@cambridgema.gov
- Hingham- To report an incident of illicit discharge of liquids/materials into our stormwater system, please notify us by calling our hotline at 781-804-2437.
Michigan
- Monroe County- Pollution Hotline 734-240-3115.
Minnesota
- Woodbury- Storm Water Hotline
Mississippi
Missouri
- No MOre Trash
- Illegal Dumping Report Form
- Sikeston Litter Hotline- 475-3737.
Montana
- Pollution Toll-Free Hotline (1-800-433-8773)
Nebraska
- Douglas and Lancaster Counties Online Phone 877-No-Littr
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
- Call:1-800-Toss-No-Mas (1-800-867-7666), or email us at joe.Lobato@state.nm.us ormarilyn.tubbs@state.nm.us.
New York
- Rome Clean and Green (online Form) 315-336-3950
- Keep Rockland Beautiful Litter Hotline (845) 708-9164
North Carolina
Keep NC Clean and Green
- North Carolina Big Sweep
- 2007- 730,000 pounds of Trash picked up
- Swat A Litterbug Program Let us know when a person is littering by contacting our Office of Beautification Programs through the Swat-A-Litterbug process:
- E-mail us: On-line Swat-A-Litterbug form to report a litterbug (click here)
- Mail in the Swat-A-Litterbug card*
- Call our Customer Service Office at 1-877-DOT-4YOU (1-877-368-4968)
- Litter Sweep Hotline (800-331-5864)
North Dakota
Ohio
- Delaware County 1-866-383-1024.
- Nail a Dumper (Central Ohio) 614-871-5322) provides the residents of Franklin County
- Perrysburg 0nline Report
- Litter Hotline/Montgomery County (937) 225-4999
Oklahoma
- Don’t lay that trash on Oklahoma” 1-888-5-LITTER
Pennsylvania
- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful 1-888-LITTERBUG.
- Citizens Against Litter (Pittsburg)
Rhode Island (none
South Carolina
- Palmetto Pride
South Dakota
Tennessee
- National Hotline 877-8-LITTER (877-854-8837)
- Keep Coffee County Beautiful
- 52 Clean (Memphis) Dial 52-CLEAN (522-5326) to Report Litter, and help keep Memphis beautiful!
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
- Litter Picks
- Newport News 757-269-2870.
Washington
- Litter Hotline 866-LITTER-1 (866-548-8371) or 711 (TTY Relay)
- Online Report
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Doesn’t NJ have an illegal dumping hotline?
I have looked and there might be litter hotlines per county or city- check out your local waste management site, Keep America beautiful site.
Doesn’t Wisconsin have an illegal dumping hotline?
Yes, each city usually has one, call your local waste management or city gov to get the illegal dumping number
the number that you have for Tampa (813 276-3220) is not accurate.
I live in Anna, Texas, every Tuesday the distributor for the “Penny Saver” throws the paper to our homes, however, most of the time they are just dropped in the street. I have called them several times to complain but to no avail. This is a blight on our subdivision. Most people do not pick them up so they lay for weeks. Not a pretty sight. I walk and pick them up when I can but would appreciate anything you can do to have them quit delivering this unwanted paper. Thank you
The number 1-888-LITTERBUG listed under Pennsylvania has been discontinued.
Nevertheless, thanks for your efforts.
9-7-11
There should be a litter hotline for every single state, I am so sick of the ignorant a$$wipes who through their damn LIT and unlit cigarette butts out of their cars….jackasses. They think the earth is their ashtray.
Pathetic …
***THROW, not “through!”
Get set up in Colorado and Rhode Island ant Connecticut – I feel every state needs a hotline it’s a bummer I can’t report anything