Kerry faces being ‘devastated’ by litter after landfill site closure

The Kerry region, a jewel in the crown of Irish tourism, will be "devastated" by littering following the closure of a landfill site, it has been claimed.

The county council closed its Muingnaminnane landfill site, outside Tralee, on July 11, but a number of waste transfer stations in the county will continue in operation.

The decision to shut the facility was taken due to an increasing amount of waste being exported from the country. The demand for waste from energy-generating incinerators in other EU countries is reducing landfill space in Ireland.