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WEEE Ireland, in partnership with Kilkenny County Council, will hold a free electrical recycling day in three locations across Kilkenny this Saturday.

Figures just released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) show that households in Westmeath are now recycling 8,357 tonnes of their waste, which equates to just under 32 per cent of waste in the county.

Athlone and Mullingar are to face stiffer competition in this year’s IBAL Anti-Litter League, after 11 new additions were made to the list of towns to be assessed. The new additions, announced by Minister for the Environment John Gormley this week, bring the total areas to be surveyed for litter levels to 60.

A plethora of measures to ensure environmental compliance in the county is being enforced with stringent measures by the county’s environmental officers, resulting in numerous prosecutions, fines, and warnings.

Fergus McAllister, Mayo Green Party chairperson, urged the new Westport Town Council to oversee the introduction of a brown bin collection for the town as soon as possible so that bio-waste such as grass cuttings or food can be separated and utilised, instead of going to landfill.

Volunteers are being sought to help clean litter from Merlin Woods this Sunday, and schools, businesses, community groups, and individuals are being asked to help.

The Kilkenny County Council has signed up once again to participate in the national Gum Litter Taskforce (GLT) Campaign, joining 29 other councils in the joint initiative between the Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government and the chewing gum industry.

A letter from the National Education Welfare Board which was found among illegally dumped litter, led to the conviction of a father of six from Ballina.

The highly successful local Gum Litter Campaign is to get a timely boost with Westmeath County Council and Athlone Town Council engaging in a range of additional activities aimed at heightening awareness of the problem over the coming weeks.

The highly successful local Gum Litter Campaign received a timely boost recently, as Westmeath County Council and Athlone Town Council engaged in a range of activities aimed at heightening awareness of the problem.