Illegal dumping in progress should be reported to 727-6111 for a police officer to respond. You will need any information you can get such as description of the individual, description of the vehicle involved, or a license tag number if possible. Location and time of the incident are also very helpful in catching illegal dumping in progress.

Call the 311 Customer Call Center.

If you are calling from the City of Hampton, simply dial 311 on your touch tone or rotary dial phone. From outside the City of Hampton please dial (757) 727-8311. Call takers are available from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. seven days a week to assist you. You will need any information you can get such as description of the individual, description of the vehicle involved, or a license tag number if possible. Location and time of the incident are also very helpful in catching illegal dumping in progress.

If you are calling from the City of Hampton, simply dial 311 on your touch tone or rotary dial phone. From outside the City of Hampton please dial (757) 727-8311. Call takers are available from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. seven days a week to assist you.

Hampton has a collection system for garbage, trash, bulk trash, tires, limbs, brush, and household chemicals. Any item(s) that are dumped illegally in our ditches, beaches, roads, sidewalks, wooded areas, or vacant lots constitutes illegal dumping.

It is a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable with a fine of up to $2,500 per offense.

Besides being against the law, illegal dumping blocks our storm water system or the materials get directly into the Chesapeake Bay and affect the entire region. Also, it simply makes Hampton look bad to our citizens and visitors.

Drainage crews will remove large items such as furniture, tires, shopping carts, and other big items that block the ditches and can cause flooding problems. The Hampton Parks Department is responsible for litter collection on public property and at the schools.

The property owner is responsible for that clean-up. Failure to clean up the site may result in a Codes Compliance violation being issued to the property owner.

The Hazardous Materials Team from the Fire Department will respond and investigate. Chemicals and oil can cause immediate and serious contamination to the storm water system.

The responsible party, if caught, would be billed for the clean-up and the costs for the process are very expensive, not to mention court costs. If a spill is on private property, the owner can be billed for the cost of the clean-up, even if another party spilled or dumped the chemicals.