Tuesday 19 October, 2021
Litter in the country’s main cities has worsened to levels not seen in ten years, a new survey shows.
Litter in the country’s main cities has worsened to levels not seen in ten years, according to Irish Business Against Litter.
Cork County Council said it anticipates an increase in waste from day trips and staycations this summer.
Images online showed green spaces filled with rubbish earlier this week.
Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty recently hit out at the “phenomenal” amount of dog faeces in Irish villages.
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While the survey indicated that the majority of towns deteriorated during the pandemic, Kilkenny maintained its “pristine condition”.
Volunteers said the amount of litter has been “particularly bad” during the pandemic.
Dublin, Galway and Limerick city centres all lost their ‘clean’ status, according to a new survey.
Plastic bags containing coffee grounds, instant noodle packs and other items were found in the deer’s stomach.
Events for the Big Beach Clean 2019 are happening around the country this weekend.
The most common forms of litter found by the assessors were food wrappers, plastic bottles, cans and cigarette butts.
The 2018 National Litter Pollution Monitoring System Report has highlighted the extent of the problem
Galway City Ballybane and Dublin North Inner City came in at the bottom of the rankings, described as “seriously littered”.
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There’s a litter fine of €150 for those who throw chewing gum on the ground.
Out of the four fines issued this year, just one was paid.
40% of Irish rivers, beaches and harbours were littered or heavily littered, according to a new survey.
“It’s ludicrous – you have amnesties for knives and guns – not bloody mattress amnesties,” one councillor said.
Volunteers who have been clearing the litter have found whole campsites left behind by people who stayed overnight.
The government are also exploring ways of reducing cigarette butt litter.
A litter report showed that cigarettes make up half of street litter.
Sligo County Council launched the new pilot project in March.
Some 500,000 tonnes of plastic waste from the EU end up in the sea every year.
A senator said that she was “disgusted” at images of Dublin’s canal after Friday and Saturday night.
One local woman says problems in the area have “got progressively worse over the years”.
Irish Business Against Litter said that overall, this year had the best result yet for Ireland in its litter survey.
Dumping is seen around parks in the city.
Glounthaune village sees 130 littering offences every day.
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Broken bottles, dirty nappies, discarded shoes, towels and backpacks were left behind on a Cork beach.
“Some people just put rubbish on the street because they know the council will come and take it away.”
Not picking up after your dog can land you with a fine of up to €150.
Minister Denis Naughten is to launch the new project in Galway on Monday
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“The council don’t appear to give the issue of illegal dumping the attention it deserves,” one councillor said.
A number of towns, including Bray, Castlebar and the cities of Dublin, Limerick and Galway are considered littered.
Well over half of its area is completely unpolluted by litter, well ahead of its nearest competitors.
The bins compact the litter so they can hold more.
There has been an increase in the number of areas surveyed deemed to be litter free from 12.3% in 2014 to 16.4% in 2015.
