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A Westmeath councillor has suggested leaving rubbish to build up on the county’s streets for several weeks so people can see the damage done by littering.

Mayo County Council's environment department will be reaching out to volunteer and community groups, both coastal and further inland, to help in the litter clean-up along the county's coastline.

Mullingar has dropped 15 places over the past year when it comes to tackling the town’s litter, according to the latest report on littering from Irish Businesses Against Litter (IBAL) which has described the town as “moderately littered”.

Athlone Town Council and Westmeath County Council will spend €1.2m to clean up after the county’s citizens this year.

It has been confirmed this week that upwards of €30,000 will be allocated to the installation of new solar powered compactor bins in Galway city this year.

Athlone has retained the ‘clean’ title it earned in last year’s Anti-Litter League; however the latest report reveals that some sites are still plagued by chewing gum, litter, and rubbish dumping.

The latest survey in the Anti-Litter League by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows Ballina and Castlebar have both lost their cleaner than European norms status in this round, with both now classed as moderately littered. Of 42 towns and cities surveyed this summer, Ballina and Castlebar have dropped from fourth and fifth place respectively to 34th and 35th. IBAL has warned that vacant properties in towns are a growing concern, despite continued progress on litter nationwide.

Galway City Council is stepping up its campaign against gum litter and asking people to “Bin It Your Way”. This is the second year of the three-year campaign and Galway City Council is once again an active participant in the high-profile national Gum Litter Taskforce (GLT) awareness campaign. The GLT ad-bikes were present in Galway City to promote the campaign messages.

Outside of the city centre there is a serious lack of bins, according to Galway city councillor Michael Crowe who is calling for an extra 200 bins to be provided to meet the needs of the people and to fulful the local authorities committment to properly tackle litter.

Model and ambassador of An Taisce’s National Spring Clean campaign, Sarah McGovern, came to Gaelscoil an Choillin recently to kick off the annual event which runs throughout April.