July 11th, 2018 The intimidation of council staff and draining of resources through protracted legal battles are key issues thwarting the regulation of waste offenders, the Oireachtas environmental committee heard today. The committee sat this afternoon to discuss issues of “illegal dumping and environmental destruction” raised last month in a Read more…
September 19th, 2017 The Government is set to introduce a new tyre disposal fee as part of regulation to crack down on illegal tyre dumping and bring greater transparency to the industry. Announced this week by the Environment Minister, Denis Naughten, TD, the Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations Read more…
May 29th, 2017 The Department of Climate Action and the Environment is set to provide an additional €650,000 in funding to tackle illegal dumping following a phenomenal demand for more support from local authorities. The additional funding will support the second phase of a major anti-illegal dumping initiative to support Read more…
4th April 2017 Asbestos and a large pile of building materials has been found illegally dumped in a national park in Co Donegal over the weekend. The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has sent a complaint letter to both Donegal County Council and the Environmental Protection Agency over the discovery in Read more…
