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Opinion: 'The litter-picker was in the post. I was snookered'
Rory McNab shares his newfound love of collecting litter along Dublin’s Grand Canal, which has provided an unexpected pick-me-up in lockdown.
#Litter
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# Rubbish
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# Rubbish
There's been an increase in coffee-cup and PPE litter since the pandemic began
While the survey indicated that the majority of towns deteriorated during the pandemic, Kilkenny maintained its “pristine condition”.
# Tidy Towns
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# Tidy Towns
'I would have been lost without it': Older volunteers say Tidy Towns has been a lifeline during lockdown
Volunteers said the amount of litter has been “particularly bad” during the pandemic.
# Masks
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# Masks
Several towns and cities lose 'clean' status amid increase in PPE litter around the country
Dublin, Galway and Limerick city centres all lost their ‘clean’ status, according to a new survey.
# Plastic Waste
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# Plastic Waste
Deer found dead with 7kg of plastic bags, underwear and towels in stomach in Thailand
Plastic bags containing coffee grounds, instant noodle packs and other items were found in the deer’s stomach.
# Big Beach Clean
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# Big Beach Clean
This initiative is calling for people to clean up marine litter from Irish coasts this weekend
Events for the Big Beach Clean 2019 are happening around the country this weekend.
# IBAL
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# IBAL
Survey finds majority of Irish beaches and rivers are polluted: these are the biggest blackspots
The most common forms of litter found by the assessors were food wrappers, plastic bottles, cans and cigarette butts.
# Kick The Habit
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# Kick The Habit
Littering could literally be halved if cigarette butts weren't thrown on the ground
The 2018 National Litter Pollution Monitoring System Report has highlighted the extent of the problem
# Good Clean Fight
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# Good Clean Fight
Fermoy declared Ireland's cleanest town
Galway City Ballybane and Dublin North Inner City came in at the bottom of the rankings, described as “seriously littered”.
# Litterbugs
# Litterbugs
Poll: Would you challenge a randomer you saw littering in public?
Tell us; where do you stand on this?
# Litter Blackspots
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# Litter Blackspots
Dublin City Council is going to spend €1.6 million to remove chewing gum
There’s a litter fine of €150 for those who throw chewing gum on the ground.
# Dog Poo
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# Dog Poo
Just four dog poo fines were issued in Dublin City so far this year
Out of the four fines issued this year, just one was paid.
# Your Say
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# Your Say
Poll: Should plastic bottles be banned from Irish beaches?
40% of Irish rivers, beaches and harbours were littered or heavily littered, according to a new survey.
# Dumping
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# Dumping
The government is giving €200k to local councils to hold mattress amnesties
“It’s ludicrous – you have amnesties for knives and guns – not bloody mattress amnesties,” one councillor said.
# Litter
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# Litter
'A minority spoiling it for everyone': Increase in rubbish left in Dublin and Wicklow mountains during hot spell
Volunteers who have been clearing the litter have found whole campsites left behind by people who stayed overnight.
# Exhaust Fumes
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# Exhaust Fumes
Ireland plans to ban sale of new cars with tailpipes by 2030
The government are also exploring ways of reducing cigarette butt litter.
# Kicking Bad Habits
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# Kicking Bad Habits
Government to increase on-the-spot litter fines to €250
A litter report showed that cigarettes make up half of street litter.
# Pilot Project
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# Pilot Project
Illegal dumping being tackled through Eircodes investigation
Sligo County Council launched the new pilot project in March.
# Marine Litter
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# Marine Litter
Plastic straws, cutlery and cotton buds could be banned across the EU
Some 500,000 tonnes of plastic waste from the EU end up in the sea every year.
# Grand Canal
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# Grand Canal
Dublin City Council received 19 complaints on Friday about litter
A senator said that she was “disgusted” at images of Dublin’s canal after Friday and Saturday night.
# St Cuthbert’s
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# St Cuthbert’s
Residents trying to reclaim Dublin park after intimidation, drug dealing and burnt out cars
One local woman says problems in the area have “got progressively worse over the years”.
# IBAL
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# IBAL
Tullamore tops rankings of Ireland's cleanest towns
Irish Business Against Litter said that overall, this year had the best result yet for Ireland in its litter survey.
# Dumped
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# Dumped
'There's a lack of civic respect' - Call for an end to illegal dumping
Dumping is seen around parks in the city.
# Litterbugs
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# Litterbugs
This Cork village claims it could raise €19,000 per day if it fines everyone who litters
Glounthaune village sees 130 littering offences every day.
# Lunch Crunch
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# Lunch Crunch
Poll: Have you ever asked someone to pick up their litter?
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
# Litter
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# Litter
Irish beaches left covered in rubbish after thousands soaked up the sun
Broken bottles, dirty nappies, discarded shoes, towels and backpacks were left behind on a Cork beach.
# Dublin
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# Dublin
Residents hit out at 'disgusting' illegal dumping in Dolphin's Barn
“Some people just put rubbish on the street because they know the council will come and take it away.”
# Dog Mess
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# Dog Mess
Local councils are getting help to rid dog poo from our streets
Not picking up after your dog can land you with a fine of up to €150.
# Fly My Pretties
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# Fly My Pretties
Drones to be used in crackdown on illegal dumping
Minister Denis Naughten is to launch the new project in Galway on Monday
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Rivers of Buckfast bottles and human excrement in playgrounds: How can Ireland clean up its act?
We look at international solutions to dirty litter habits – and whether they would be effective here.
# Illegal Dumping
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# Illegal Dumping
'There is no deterrent': Less than a third of Dublin litter fines actually get paid
“The council don’t appear to give the issue of illegal dumping the attention it deserves,” one councillor said.
# Lilywhiter Than White
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# Lilywhiter Than White
Kildare is Ireland's cleanest town
A number of towns, including Bray, Castlebar and the cities of Dublin, Limerick and Galway are considered littered.
# Smart Bins
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# Smart Bins
How this Dublin suburb managed to become the cleanest area in Ireland
Well over half of its area is completely unpolluted by litter, well ahead of its nearest competitors.
# Litter
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# Litter
Dublin could be getting 800 new solar-powered smart rubbish bins
The bins compact the litter so they can hold more.
# You Can Tell Us
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# You Can Tell Us
Honesty poll: Have you littered in the past month?
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.
# Butt Out
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# Butt Out
Cigarettes and chewing gum are still the biggest litter problems in Ireland
Those who litter have been urged to exercise personal responsibility.
# Load Of Rubbish
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# Load Of Rubbish
Survey reveals cleanest, and most littered, areas in Ireland
Sweet papers were the most common form of litter on our streets, followed by fast food wrappers, cigarette butts and chewing gum.
# Sponsored Gum Litter Taskforce
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# Sponsored Gum Litter Taskforce
6 essential rules that every Irish person should follow
Don’t sit beside me if there are other free seats on the bus. Just don’t do it.
# Working 24/7
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# Working 24/7
Is Dublin City Council doing enough to clean up the city?
“To suggest … that Dublin City Council is complacent fails to recognise the scale of the challenge.”
# Opinion
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# Opinion
Is Ireland a 'genuinely filthy nation'?
We’re fond of saying that, when the sun shines, there is nowhere in the world more beautiful than Ireland… But what about our growing litter problem?
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