Co. Wicklow Cleans Up!
Co. Wicklow Cleans Up!
Ahead of Monday nights’ broadcast of ‘Ireland’s Wild Waste’, it’s reassuring to discover that although waste management is still a very serious issue for Co. Wicklow, out of the 30 councils in the state, it in fact secured the number 1 spot for it’s collective efforts.
The show reveals the results obtained by an RTÉ undercover team, as they investigated the ever increasing problem of illegal dumping and how councils regulate and prosecute waste offenders.
As part of the documentary ‘Ireland’s Wild Waste’, RTÉ Investigates analysed environmental data from the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Housing to determine which councils take waste offences seriously and who is left lagging behind.
By examining rates of inspections, enforcements, prosecutions and staffing levels between 2014 and 2016 the investigators created a ranking of the best (1) and worst (30) councils at managing the waste industry.
Congratulations to all involved and to the initiatives such as PURE Project that play an integral part of combating illegal dumping throughout the upland region.
If you would like to see how County Wicklow or indeed any of the other 29 councils faired, please click into the link below: