What is illegal dumping?
Illegal dumping is when large amounts of unwanted waste items are abandoned on public or private land. Dumping waste materials without a permit is illegal in Western Australia and carries considerable fines and even jail time.
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) investigates and prosecutes illegal dumping offences under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act).27 February 2024Illegal dumping in Fremantle
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