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Yes, it is possible to video-observe illegal dumping.
“According to Law No. 2020-105 of February 10, 2020 relating to the fight against waste and the circular economy, it is now possible to use video protection on public roads to prevent and report offenses relating to abandonment of waste, materials or other objects. The images from these devices can then be used as evidence in order to establish the responsibility of people who left waste in a place not provided for this purpose.”
- Identify areas regularly affected by illegal dumping.
- Carry out a feasibility study and mapping of the areas. Two documents that Vizzia can produce for you and which are free.
- Once the study work is completed, send the prefectural application pre-filled by Vizzia.
- Install the Vizzia camera.
- Connect to the Vizzia platform daily, consult the short video sequences subject to a deposit. In case of proven deposit: note the registration plate of the associated vehicle and download the sequence.
- Consult the SIV file to identify the owner of the vehicle.
- Contact the author of the wild dump.
The Polluter Pays Principle, or PPP, was adopted by the OECD in 1972. According to this principle, the polluter - or the actor who directly or indirectly degrades the environment - must bear the total cost of pollution resulting from its own activity. These costs involve the cost of waste collection but also the costs resulting from measures to prevent or combat this pollution.
Article L541-3 of the environmental code indicates the following procedure for any act of abandonment of waste.
The authority holding the police power of the city or the president of the EPCI if the competence has been transmitted to him:
- Must notify the producer or holder of waste of the facts with which he is accused and of the sanctions he incurs - Administrative Failure Report (RMA) - with the possibility within 10 days to present his observations in writing.
- After this period, the authority holding police power may order the payment of a maximum administrative fine of 15,000 euros with formal notice in order to carry out the operations necessary to comply with the regulations within a specified period.
At the end of this procedure, if the person concerned has not complied, the authority may take the measures provided for and described in article L541-3 of the environmental code.
This procedure appears to be the simplest, quickest and most effective for communities.
Illegal dumping statistics do not include cigarette butts and plastic bags. Illegal dumping costs $600 per ton on average to clean up. Large cities spend millions on cleanup each year. For example, in 2022, illegal dumping cost taxpayers in Seattle $1.9 million.