11,000 households ‘can’t show how they’re disposing of their waste’

PEOPLE applying for planning permission in Kerry are to be asked about their arrangements for waste disposal, after it emerged 25% of households in the county have no visible means of getting rid of their waste.

Illegal dumping is getting worse and there has been a marked increase in the number of complaints from the public, according to a detailed report presented to the county council.

Senior environment engineer Brian Sweeney said of the 44,000 housesholds in Kerry, 11,000 could not show how they were disposing of their waste.