Councils must step up policing of air, noise, and water pollution and farm inspections

The EPA found air and noise enforcement continue to have the lowest level of dedicated resources within local authorities and lacks co-ordination of resources. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Local councils need to step up their monitoring of air, noise, water, fuel, and farms, while the 8m tonnes of construction and demolition waste annually needs better enforcement.

Those are some of the conclusions from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as it called on local authorities to deploy and target resources more effectively, increase farm inspections, and better police the segregation of waste.