Additional litter funding allocated to ‘clean up our act’

Illegal dumping was discovered in Ringaskiddy earlier this year. File Picture.

€5m in additional funding for litter infrastructure and awareness campaigns to encourage people to dispose of their rubbish legally, has been announced.

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan said that as the economy re-opens, and Ireland prepares for an outdoor summer “we will enjoy a much higher level of outdoor dining and socialising” as local authorities endeavour to increase their spend on recycling and litter facilities.