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Tackling illegal dumping in
Inishowen
11.12.19
THE ‘It’s not in our
nature, is it in yours?’ campaign to tackle illegal
dumping was delivered in nine counties in the
Connacht Ulster Waste Region over the summer. The
campaign aims to support the ongoing efforts of
local authorities in cleaning up illegally dumped
waste material.
The importance of a clean green environment is
critical in terms of making Inishowen a better place
in which to live, work and do business.
Suzanne Bogan, Waste Awareness Officer, of Donegal
County Council, said, ‘As part of the campaign over
the past number of months we have targeted dumping
black spots to remove illegally dumped material. To
date we have removed 51.95 tonnes of material from
locations throughout Donegal including Carndonagh,
Fahan, Desertegney and Buncrana’.
Further support has been given to community groups
to assist in the combating illegal dumping and to Men’s Shed groups to
facilitate the upcycling of bulky goods. |
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Illegal dumping in Inishowen. |
Availing of an
unlicensed waste service to dispose of waste is a
criminal offence. Members of the public and
householders need to be aware that each individual
or business is responsible for their waste.
Suzanne says ‘We’re very grateful to all the very
responsible householder and community minded people
who do the right thing – who dispose of their waste
correctly using authorised waste collectors, the
extensive network of bring banks and the public and
private civic amenity centres located throughout the
region. However, there is still a cohort of people
who are irresponsible in disposing of their waste
which ultimately results in small and large scale
illegal dumps and to those individuals we appeal to
cease this activity’.
A dedicated website called
www.mywaste.ie
is available to assist householders with the
management of waste, for example providing details
on what can and cannot be recycled and showing locations
of bring banks and civic amenity sites. |
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