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Tackling illegal dumping in Inishowen 11.12.19

THE ‘It’s not in our nature, is it in yours?’ campaign to tackle illegal dumping was delivered in nine counties in the Connacht Ulster Waste Region over the summer. The campaign aims to support the ongoing efforts of local authorities in cleaning up illegally dumped waste material.
The importance of a clean green environment is critical in terms of making Inishowen a better place in which to live, work and do business.
Suzanne Bogan, Waste Awareness Officer, of Donegal County Council, said, ‘As part of the campaign over the past number of months we have targeted dumping black spots to remove illegally dumped material. To date we have removed 51.95 tonnes of material from locations throughout Donegal including Carndonagh, Fahan, Desertegney and Buncrana’.
Further support has been given to community groups to assist in the combating illegal dumping and to Men’s Shed groups to facilitate the upcycling of bulky goods.
 Illegal dumping in Inishowen.
Availing of an unlicensed waste service to dispose of waste is a criminal offence. Members of the public and householders need to be aware that each individual or business is responsible for their waste.
Suzanne says ‘We’re very grateful to all the very responsible householder and community minded people who do the right thing – who dispose of their waste correctly using authorised waste collectors, the extensive network of bring banks and the public and private civic amenity centres located throughout the region. However, there is still a cohort of people who are irresponsible in disposing of their waste which ultimately results in small and large scale illegal dumps and to those individuals we appeal to cease this activity’.
A dedicated website called www.mywaste.ie is available to assist householders with the management of waste, for example providing details on what can and cannot be recycled and showing locations of bring banks and civic amenity sites.
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