Tyres are a curse on landscape

Doing a bit of travelling around the country it was hard to ignore the huge amount of discarded tyres blighting the landscape.

Even Environment Minister Denis Naughten, has admitted there are “mountains of tyres’’ in Ireland.

There’s a serious problem here and elements within the tyre industry are not facing up to it. Going by the polluter pays principle, the tyre industry is legally obliged to properly dispose of its waste and the taxpayer should not have to foot the bill.