Friday, January 9, 2009

Good News for Recycling in Blackrock

According to the Argus newspaper, in a survey conducted by Rehab Recycle, Blackrock set a record as the top glass recycling site in the county - full story here. Information about the tonnage of waste collected for recycling can be found here. For example the total weight of cans for 2008 was 54 tonnes.

County Louth is reported to have one of the highest prosecution rates for dumping in the country, which is commendable, however egregious episodes of dumping are still regular. For example on a recent visit to Racecourse Road north of Dundalk, the ditch on either side was strewn with not only domestic rubbish, but in one instance, several sacks of used motor oil filters.



Oil filters dumped in a waterway at Racecourse road
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  1. Cllr Mark Dearey's BlogJanuary 28, 2009 at 7:18 AM

    At last night's meeting of Dundalk Town Council my motion to erect No dumping signs on the race course road and to install other deretants such as a mobile CCTV camera was passed by the members.
    It was the general view that until we start to see some prosecutions based on such CCTV footage, for this kind of disgraceful activity, it will continue.

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