1,000 sofas collected in Meath's bid to drive illegal 'Man With A Van' off the road

Almost 1,000 unwanted sofas were dropped off at a Meath recycling centre last week in a bid by local authorities to drive hundreds of so-called 'Man With A Van' illegal waste collectors off the county's roads.

Meath Co. Council waived the usual €25 fee for recycling bulky waste for the day and encouraged home-owners to get rid of the sofa from the shed for free, instead of paying the so-called 'Man with a Van' to take it away.