Council leads the way with survey of unaccounted-for waste

WATERFORD City Council has become the first local authority in Ireland to carry out a survey of unaccounted-for waste.

The survey, funded by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, is part of an effort to tackle the amount of waste illegally disposed of across the country.

The council will survey households to determine how they dispose of their waste, in the first study of its kind in Ireland.