Recycling centres ‘dumping grounds’

HALF of the country’s recycling facilities are heavily littered, according to a litter survey, which shows they are becoming dumping grounds and blights on the landscape.

Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) believes these civic amenity sites are being used to dump goods because householders are trying to avoid increased ‘pay-by-weight’ charges if the rubbish was disposed of domestically.

They also claim that local businesses are availing of recycling centres which are intended for private consumers and this is adding to the growing litter levels.