The City of Brussels has a plan to fight againt uncivil behaviour. The goal is double: attacking the incivilities which reduce the efficiency of the work of the Cleaning Service, and make the city more beautiful again for its inhabitants.
- More than 100 sworn officers (about 70 for the Public Cleaning Service and about 30 for the Green Spaces Service) apply the tax regulation on incivilities (in French)
- The police applies the General Police Regulations
- The police and the Public Cleaning Service can cooperate
7,731 taxes have been drawn up for the year 2025, all violations together in the field of public cleaning.
Regulations
Tax on uncivil behaviour relating to public cleanliness (350.39 KB) (in French)
- Tables of definitions, chargeable events and rates, and liable parties (in French)
- Report to the City Council - Motifs (95.45 KB) (in French)
List of taxes
| Uncivil behaviour | Tax |
|---|---|
| Illegal dumping (dumping or leaving bulky waste) | 1000 euros per m³ |
| Dumping or leaving construction or hazardous waste | 2000 euros per m³ |
| Permitted rubbish bag or cardboard outside the permitted times and locations | 200 euros per bag or per m³ of cardboard |
| Container outside the permitted times and locations | 200 euros per container |
| Cardboard not presented correctly for the collection | 250 euros per m³ |
| Unauthorised bag | 400 euros per bag |
| Failure to return supermarket trolleys to their designated locations within 24 hours | 250 euros per trolley per day |
| Failure to remove a private or public device (in particular containers) within 24 hours | 500 euros per object per day |
| Spraying tags and graffiti | 1000 euros per m² |
| Unauthorised display of posters or other visual materials | 250 euros per unit |
| Any form of pollution | 200 euros per pollution |
| Throwing away cigarette butts, chewing gum or spitting | 200 euros per pollution |
| Human excrements (liquid or not) and dog excrements | 400 euros per pollution |
| Leakage of concrete and/or fluids such as oils, fuel, coolant,... | 400 euros per running metre of pollution |
| Incorrect filling of public or private devices (in particular containers) | Up to the rates set out in the above tables |
| Failure to maintain pavements and/or the verges of buildings or undeveloped sites | 25 euros per running meter |
| Failure to maintain terraces, market stalls, and the surrounding areas of markets or events | 50 euros per running meter |
| Dumping of substances or materials into a drain | 1000 euros per incident |
| Leaving items in a vehicle of the Cleaning Service without permission | Rate applicable to the type of waste |
| Any public or private device (in particular containers) where the user cannot be identified | An increase of 100 euros in the tax due |
| in a green space | x 2 |
