Cork County Council seeks to safeguard the quality of the environment. It has the power to require the cessation of waste activities and the taking of remedial measures if environmental or litter pollution is deemed to have occurred. This involves the enforcement of legislation with respect to waste and litter. 

Litter Pollution incidents can be reported to your local litter warden. Contact details for Cork County Council litter wardens are as follows:

• Cork South, Jim Dooley - 021 4285 417
• Cork North, Stephen O'Sullivan - 022 54805
• Cork West, Teddy Brown - 023 333 28, and 086 8323194

Other environmental pollution incidents can be reported to the Environment Directorate at Inniscarra by post or via telephone  -- 021 -- 4532700

Reports/Complaints can also be emailed to environmental.complaints@corkcoco.ie

We ask that before making a report/complaint you should complete the Environmental Incident Complaints Form  and read the Complaints Procedure Guidelines 

In reporting incidents the Cork County Council will require the following infomation from the public

• time and date of the incident
• the nature of the incident/pollution issue involved
• the registration details of any vehicles involved in the incident where available
• any other information which may be of assistance to the local authority when investigating the complaint

Please bear in mind when reporting pollution incidents that it is an offence to give false or misleading information to an authorised person, and that malicious or hoax complaints impair Cork County Council's ability to respond to genuine pollution incidents.