Litter Twitter campaign targets blackspots

CITIZENS can alert local authorities to litter blackspots under an initiative by the Irish Business Against Litter organisation after its latest survey showed a fall-off in the number of litter-free towns.

IBAL has also launched a “Litter Twitter” campaign which will allow people to submit photos of litter blackspots via their mobile phones.

The aim of the initiative is to alert local authorities to areas which are heavily littered and which do not appear to be cleaned on any regular basis. Photos can be e-mailed to [e-mail]