OVER 100 tonnes of waste have been removed from five scenic sites across Donegal as part of the 2018 Anti Dumping Initiative.
Under the scheme Donegal County Council secured just over €69,000 to clean up what would be described as sites with a history of illegal dumping as well as funding to support community clean-up efforts and for the purchase of additional surveillance equipment to be used in areas where persistent dumping is a problem.
The sites targeted were at Single Street, Bundoran, Altnashane and Corbish in Carndonagh and Brinalack and Bloody Foreland in Gweedore. Each clean-up required extensive planning and the operation involved the hire of diggers, track and tipper machines and labour.
Cllr Seamus O’Domhnaill, Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, praised the efforts of the Council’s environmental team who work at the coal face day in and day out to address illegal dumping and littering right across Donegal.
“This is a great initiative and I would like to congratulate council staff for their work in this area. Council staff have worked with communities in each of these areas to target what were very serious eyesores in some of the most scenic parts of the county. I am also delighted to see that the council has invested in essential surveillance equipment to try and prevent further incidences of dumping at these sites.”
And Altashane following a clean up by Donegal County Council.
Another important element in the council’s strategy to tackling illegal dumping is working with communities right across the county.
Michael McGarvey, Director of Water and Environment added, “Donegal County Council has enjoyed a terrific relationship with hundreds of volunteers who get together forming many types of groups such as Tidy Towns, residents groups, sports groups, schools and individuals.
“Each year as part of the Big Donegal Clean-up the council receives hundreds of requests for assistance with clean ups and we are only too happy to help. Almost €19,000 of this funding is going towards supporting these groups with equipment. This is a very important part of strengthening the great partnership we have with the many groups who carry out amazing work in their respective areas.”
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