Illegal dumping offenders will be prosecuted
The shocking increase in illegal dumping was raised at the first online meeting of Louth County Council last week.
A series of incidents have been highlighted across Louth in recent weeks, with the local authority confirming a 25% increase in reported dumping.
In the first ‘zoom’ meeting of Louth County Council last week, the issue was among a wide range discussed.
‘ The members were particularly concerned at the increase in illegal dumping since the beginning of the COVID-19 restrictions and were briefed on the measures being taken to detect and prosecute offenders, including covert surveillance,’ according to a spokesman for the local authority.
A number of options were discussed which could help deal with the growing number of dumping cases, including a free service at the recycling centre in Dundalk.
The initiative had been on a trial basis in a similar facility in Meath, but members heard it wasn’t proving a solution as yet.
Cllr. Sean Kelly put forward the possibility of bins being made available to to resident groups,
Members also called for more signage and cameras to be placed at littering black spots.
Over the last in particular littering and general dumping has been highlighted along the Castletown river.
Readers have also contacted he Argus to raise concerns about a growling level of refuse being discard along footpaths and roadways across north Louth.