In 2019, ACR+ member Bruxelles-Propreté recorded a total of 677 complaints for illegal filing between mid-March and mid-April, while this year 1,524 complaints were recorded for the same period. According to Bruxelles-Propreté, the phenomenon mainly concerns household waste deposited at the foot of trees or next to public trash cans or construction waste. But tyres, oils, household appliances, furniture or household chemical waste are also found.
Source: www.rtbf.be (in French)