55 tonnes of litter collected in a day along Co Kerry roadsides

More than 55 tonnes of roadside litter was collected in one single day in 2016 by thousands of volunteers in Co Kerry, according to a report on litter and illegal dumping.

It was found that passing motorists and pedestrians accounted for 90% of the plastic, paper, tin and other items strewn at the sides of the roads in Kerry.

More than 300 surveys were carried out across 16 towns in the county in 2016 and the single biggest cause of litter pollution was found to be “passing motorists and pedestrians,” the new litter pollution report states.