Letters to the Editor: Waste disposal should never have been privatised

A reader says illegal dumping crisis would never have arisen but for the decision many years ago to abdicate a statutory function — the collection and disposal of domestic and commercial waste

Sean O'Riordan's article on 'fly-tipping' in Cork — otherwise known as illegal dumping — prompted reader Tadhg O’Donovan to contact the Irish Examiner. File picture

I read with interest the column dedicated to the escalating scourge of illegal dumping experienced by Cork County Council throughout the county (Illegal dumping ‘is a scourge on society’, April 11).

Over the years, the practice of illegal dumping, while growing at an alarming rate, has led to much speculation as to the root of the problem.