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Map of legal waste collection companies launched in bid to tackle illegal dumping

Illegal dumping is a major problem for communities across the country.

ENVIRONMENT MINISTER RICHARD Bruton has launched a new interactive map which identifies all legal waste collection companies, in further efforts to tackle illegal dumping. 

Illegal dumping is a major problem for communities across the country. 

In January, volunteers removed 13 tonnes of illegal waste that were dumped in the Wicklow and Dublin uplands in the first three weeks of this year.

In April, Bruton announced €3 million in funding to the Anti-Dumping Initiative – a 50% increase on last year. 

The government last year launched the website mywaste.ie, which acts as an official guide to waste management in Ireland. 

Now, a new interactive map identifying all legal waste collection companies has been added to the website, as the government continues to try to tackle illegal dumping. 

There are currently more than 2,400 permitted waste collectors working across the State. By law, all waste collectors in Ireland must have a valid waste collection permit from the National Waste Collection Permit Office (NWCPO) to operate legally. 

This ensures that household waste is disposed of correctly. 

It ensures the content of the recycling bin can be returned for recycling and the contents of the brown bin are properly processed. 

By using a permitted waste collector, householders can be assured their general waste is being processed properly, safely and legally. 

“Illegal dumpers are a scourge on communities across the country. The new map being launched today on mywaste.ie will ensure householders from Donegal to Cork, Dublin to Galway, are able to check that the waste company collecting their waste has the appropriate authorisation to do so,” Minister Bruton said. 

NWCPO programme manager Leo Duffy added: “Essentially, by using the services of a permitted waste collector you are assured that your waste will be handled in a responsible and environmentally secure manner.” 

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    Jan 20th 2022, 7:11 AM

    He’s been Tangoed.

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    Jan 20th 2022, 12:51 PM

    @Mick McGuinness: For all the worry about Trump’s appointees being in his pocket, the Supreme Court judges seem to be immune to his shenanigans.
    This is not the first time they have ruled against him.

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    Jan 20th 2022, 7:17 AM

    I wonder what the security measures are for a Supreme Court Justice? Given how many times they have ruled against Trump’s lawyers, or refused to hear their case, hard core Trump/MAGA supporters must be inclined to take a dim view of the SCOTUS members.

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    Jan 20th 2022, 7:26 AM

    @David A. Murray: If anyone were to murder any member of SCOTUS at the monent, Biden would be appointing their replacement. You’d have to be pretty stu… to do it, if you’re a MAGA bot. Ah. Right. Yeah. Point taken

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    Jan 20th 2022, 7:34 AM

    @Felicity Rawson: Given the GOP’s tactics under Obama and Trump, I wouldn’t be confident Biden would be ‘allowed’ to select any SCOTUS replacement.

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    Jan 20th 2022, 7:53 AM

    @David A. Murray: Democrats have control of the house and senate (at the moment), the GOP would be powerless to stop an appointment

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    Jan 20th 2022, 9:13 AM

    @Colm O’ Shea: Tell that to Manchin and Sinema…..

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    Jan 20th 2022, 9:41 AM

    @Tricia G: just playing devils advocate, those two are not elected to represent the DEMs, they are voted to represent the people of their districts (which are red/purple). Do their constituents want the same thing as the wider DEM party?
    They are stuck in a position where they cant be seen as too liberal as it will alienate their voters and they’ll do themselves out of a job.

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    Jan 20th 2022, 10:25 AM

    @Colm O’ Shea: While that’s technically true, the GOP are (almost entirely) completely shameless in leveraging whatever ‘process’ they can dig up to block how things are supposed to work in Congress, until they then do a complete flip when the timing is right. Rick Wilson recently described Congressional politics in these terms: “The Democrats are playing chess. The GOP are responding by simply eating the playing pieces.”

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    Jan 20th 2022, 12:45 PM

    @David A. Murray: love the quote!! Absolutely agree, Dems are playing by the rules and GOP are trying to change the rules to suit themselves. What shocks me is that the electorate is so entrenched that no one seems to see what they are doing and how it conflicts with their morals.
    Would be interested to find out what % of the GOP politicians actually believe what they are saying and what % are taking making cynical calculations

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    Jan 20th 2022, 7:21 AM

    Thought this was a Stephen Hawking article based on the pic!

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    Jan 20th 2022, 7:37 AM

    @Nameo Maximus: why? Cos you’re blind?

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    Jan 20th 2022, 8:05 AM

    @Nameo Maximus: lol, I see the similarity

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    Jan 20th 2022, 9:44 AM

    @alan scott: what similarity? Hawkins was a leading intellect with spasticity, Trump was just a sp- (fill in for yourself)

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    Jan 20th 2022, 10:33 AM

    @James Kerins: Can spot a stable genius a mile away

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    Jan 20th 2022, 12:26 PM

    @Colm O’ Shea: it’s called having a sense of humour. Hawking was a intellect for sure. We are just saying that facial expression looks looked hawkings. Read what I actually said.

    It seems you just go though the comments each day to look for a argument and by chance you strolled on mine.

    Sorry to burst your bubble pal, but I have way more important things to do then get into a argument. Byeeee

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    Jan 20th 2022, 12:41 PM

    @alan scott: as was mine a joke, not trolling but bye. Toodle pip

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    Jan 20th 2022, 6:27 PM

    Maybe the BOZO LIER MURDERER TRUMP WILL BE IN JAIL SOON

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