How can citizens of Zadar help in the fight against illegal dumpsites?

Citizens are urged to photograph vehicles and their license plates during illegal waste dumping and send the photos with the location to Čistoća Zadar's inbox.

What will happen with the collected photos of license plates?

Čistoća Zadar will forward the photos to the communal inspection service, which will use them to identify vehicle owners and issue fines.

What is the latest example of an illegal dumpsite in Zadar?

The most recent example is on Ban Josip Jelačić Street, where reckless dumping of commercial packaging waste, furniture, and old appliances was recorded.

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Čistoća Zadar Seeks Citizens' Help

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The city-owned company says the time for appealing to conscience is over and urges anyone witnessing illegal waste dumping to send them photos with clearly visible license plates.

Summary

Čistoća Zadar has called on citizens to photograph the license plates of vehicles illegally dumping waste.
Photos should be sent to Čistoća's inbox, and they will forward them to communal inspectors for issuing fines.
The case on Ban Josip Jelačić Street, with piles of commercial and bulky waste, was highlighted as an example of the problem.
The company says the time for appealing to conscience is over and that concrete measures are underway.

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Čistoća Zadar issued a strong appeal on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, urging citizens to actively join the fight against illegal dumpsites. In cooperation with the City of Zadar's Department for Communal Affairs and Environmental Protection, they are launching concrete measures to stop this practice, with residents expected to play a key role.

"In direct cooperation with the City of Zadar's Department for Communal Affairs and Environmental Protection, we are launching concrete measures to stop this practice," Čistoća Zadar stated.

Reckless Dumping in the Middle of a Residential Area

As a fresh and drastic example of the problem, the city company highlighted a case on Ban Josip Jelačić Street. There, it is no longer a matter of simple negligence but of reckless hauling and dumping of commercial packaging waste, furniture, and old appliances in the middle of a residential area. The piles of catering and retail boxes, wooden planks, and appliances do not originate from a single household, clearly indicating that someone is deliberately transporting this waste by vehicle and leaving it for the residents of that street to deal with.

Send Photos with License Plates to Our Inbox

To make it easier to identify and penalize the perpetrators, Čistoća is calling on citizens to document violations. "We invite all residents and citizens who witness illegal waste dumping to photograph the perpetrators, with special emphasis on the license plates of the vehicles from which the waste is being unloaded. Send the photos and reports with the location directly to our Inbox, and we will forward them to the communal inspectors," their statement reads.

Čistoća is determined to put an end to this practice, emphasizing that any photo with a clearly visible license plate will enable the communal inspection service to directly identify the vehicle owner and issue fines. "The time for appealing to conscience is over, let's protect our neighborhoods and public spaces together from individuals who turn others' order into their private dumping ground," Čistoća Zadar concludes.