Clare Council considers using spy cameras to catch dumpers

A local authority is to consider placing spy cameras inside old washing machines or television sets in an effort to detect illegal dumping in rural areas.

Officials from the Killaloe Municipal District are to contact the environmental section of Clare County Council with a view to obtaining hi-tech hidden cameras to undertake sting operations down country lanes. Illegal dumping has become a major issue in rural parts of Clare in recent years.

Almost 50% of homes in Clare are without a contract with any commercial waste disposal company. After a number of recent high-profile incidents of illegal pumping in parts of the county, councillors in east Clare are now pushing for a hi-tech approach to catching offenders.