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In spite of the fact that 76 per cent of Westmeath homes were provided with segregated waste collection, only 27 per cent of the county’s household waste was recycled last year while the remaining 73 per cent was landfilled, according to a new report.

Two people from Claregalway were convicted and fined at Ballinrobe District Court this week after a number of rubbish bags which they disposed off in Mayo were detected by the litter warden.

The Environmental Protection Agency is asking Carlow householders not to forget to recycle all the parcel wrapping and the sweet wrappers that they use this Christmas.

However as we bid a fond farewell to the summer months last weekend, WEEE Ireland, the Irish Compliance Scheme for electrical recycling, is reminding the people of Ireland that there has never been a better time to say goodbye your old batteries and small electronic items including clocks and watches and bring them back for recycling.

A man who claimed that he only disposed of one bag of litter in a large litter haul which was discovered illegally dumped near Balla was convicted and fined at Castlebar District Court this week.

Ireland is getting cleaner and cleaner, according to the final 2008 survey of towns and cities by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL).

An award-winning Indian restaurant was fined €2,000 plus costs in the District Court earlier this week (November 11) for littering offences.

A clean up of the river banks on the River Nore in Kilkenny city will take place this Saturday January 10, at 10.30am.

The Galway City Council operates a recycling centre in the Liosbán Industrial Estate and over the Christmas period it will have slightly different opening hours.

Congratulations to the Rockvale Residents Association who organised an excellent clean up of the estate last week. Over 20 bags of litter were filled and with the assistance of the Town Council this was collected and disposed of environmentally.