Use the map for visibility, not risk.
A report helps when it gives clear public location context and visible material details. It does not need accusations, unsafe photos, or personal information to be useful.
- Report what is visible from a safe place.
- Use official channels first when the issue is hazardous, urgent, active, blocked, or private.
- Use Community or Groups when one report is not enough.
Routine roadside or public-area litter
Bags, cups, bottles, wrappers, packaging, and visible loose trash can usually be mapped when you can report from a safe public place.
Dumped furniture, tires, appliances, or bulky waste
Report the location and visible material, then use resources or official channels before anyone tries to move it.
Repeat areas that keep coming back
A repeated road shoulder, vacant edge, trail entrance, or dumping pull-off may need map visibility, Community discussion, and a cleanup route instead of only one report.
Overflow near public containers or common access points
Report only what is visible and useful. Do not accuse a person or business unless an official report path requires direct evidence.
Some things should be reported, but not handled by volunteers.
LitterMeNot can help document patterns, but it is not an emergency service, a government agency, or a hazardous-material cleanup service. When danger is possible, use the proper local authority first.
Use Report
For visible litter in a public or safely viewable location that benefits from a clear pin and short description.
Open pathUse Map
When you want to confirm whether the spot is already listed before creating a duplicate report.
Open pathUse Resources
When the issue needs disposal, recycling, hazardous-waste guidance, or an official local contact path.
Open pathUse Community
When the area needs discussion, cleanup timing, follow-through, or neighbor awareness without adding duplicate pins.
Open path