In many cases, illegal dumpers are breaking other laws relating to vehicle licensing, insurance, drug possession, or theft. The health risks associated with illegal dumping are significant. Rodents, insects, and other vermin attracted to dump sites may also pose health risks. Dump sites with scrap tires provide an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes, which can multiply 100 times faster than normal in the warm, stagnant water standing in scrap tire casings. Severe illnesses, including encephalitis and dengue fever, have been attributed to disease-carrying mosquitoes originating from scrap tire piles.
Dump sites serve as magnets for additional dumping and other criminal activities.
As a result of illegal dumping, property values decrease and the community becomes unattractive to commercial and residential developers.