There s a poor showing for Drogheda in the first IBAL (Irish Business Against Litter) survey for 2021, losing its clean to European norms status, and now being listed as moderately littered .
Although still retaining its 21st place ranking from the last survey in October 2020, the report shows as sharp increase in coffee cup litter, alongside PPE masks, with the Bring Centres once again being highlighted as litter black spots. Having regained its clean status last summer, Drogheda has again fallen to moderately littered, said An Taisce. By far the most heavily littered site surveyed was the Bring Centre on Trinity Street - it wasn t just casually littered but copious quantities of items had been stuffed between the units and domestic refuse had been discarded .
Bray has been deemed Clean to European Norms and came seventh in the latest Irish Business Against Litter league table.
The results of the survey were published on Monday. Previously, Bray came joint 19th in the league last October.
Bray was one of 37 towns around Ireland to be assessed. Judges said that there had been further improvement for Bray at a time when most towns have slipped. Eight out of the 10 sites in Bray surveyed got the top grade, and some deserved special mention, they said.
They were Main Street - consistently a top ranking site; Sidmonton Park; Bray Head and the car park at Strand Road. These sites were not just good with regard to litter, but overall presentation and maintenance were excellent, reads the report.
Volunteers and council staff praised as Ennis cleans up in IBAL ranking
ENNIS’ success in this year’s Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) survey, which saw the county capital take third place nationwide, has been attributed to the hard work and dedication of volunteers as well as council staff.
Mayor of Ennis, Councillor Paul Murphy, in acknowledging the results of the IBAL survey, said, “I am delighted to see Ennis once again achieve best in class for litter cleanliness, particularly given the increase in the numbers enjoying recreational activities outdoors. This success can be attributed to the hard work and dedication of our volunteers in community groups, especially Ennis Tidy Towns, as well as Council staff.” Cllr Murphy acknowledged and supported the positive comments regarding the presentation of the sites inspected.
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The judges for this year s annual Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) report have praised Killarney for its high standard, particularly given the current pandemic which has seen many towns slide down the rankings.
Killarney has again taken second place, in the annual IBAL survey, out of 37 towns, with Kilkenny topping the rankings for the fifth year in a row.
The second survey of 2020 by IBAL shows litter levels rose in 24 of the 37 towns and cities inspected by An Taisce at the end of 2020, resulting in only 17 being judged to be clean - a fall of over 25% on last summer and in sharp contrast to just three years ago, when 80% were clean. PPE equipment and masks were blamed for much of this.