Dumping fear grows over pay by weight bin charges

The new pay-by-weight refuse collection system is in danger of leading to more people dumping their waste, say the organisers of a national anti-litter survey.
Dumping fear grows over pay by weight bin charges

The claims from Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) come after two suburbs in Cork and Limerick emerged as the most littered. Farranree on Cork’s northside is the only one of 40 cities, towns, and suburbs deemed a litter blackspot.

Rather than just everyday litter, the latest survey by An Taisce for IBAL found the worst parts of Farranree were targeted by dumpers.

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