On the very day after the annual County Clean-Up campaign on Saturday last – and in spite of all the publicity the event generated – there were two outrageous examples of illegal dumping on Sunday morning and afternoon in the Castleisland area.
One often repeated example was at the recycling bank at the ALDI supermarket car-park where bags and boxes of rubbish were dumped.
Staff members at the supermarket had to face into cleaning up the mess made by people who have little or no regard for the laws that surround the disposal of household waste.
Cllr. Charlie Farrelly was alerted to yet another astoundingly criminal act of dumping beside the mountain road between Castleisland and Listowel.
“I am very disappointed and angered as this blatant and latest outbreak of dumping and this load of rubbish didn’t come from too far away from here – I can tell you,” said Cllr. Farrelly.
Munster Tug-of-War Trophy
Here, among the discarded souvenirs was a trophy for the Munster Tug-of-War Championship of 1994.
Importantly though, Kerry County Council staff found items of interest including addresses in the heap of rubbish which was dumped in broad daylight in the Broughane area which we loosely call ‘The Top-of-the-Maam.
It doesn’t seem to bother them that they’re spoiling the environment for all who live in the localities in which they choose to dump their largely recyclable material.
Disappointing Turn-Out
While the turn-out in Castleisland for the County Clean-Up was very disappointing, the weekend’s outbreak of illegal fly-tipping of rubbish in the area just adds insult to injury.
Disappointingly and frustrating for Tidy Towns campaigners and community groups is the fact that so few if any of these environmental vandals are ever brought to justice to answer for their crimes.
The issue of placing cameras in certain areas will, of course, raise its head again. But that must surely be followed up by severe sanctions against those who perpetrate this type of criminal act on the communities in which they live.
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