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Unsupervised clothes banks may have to be removed across the city if persistent illegal dumping is not curtailed.

That’s according to Labour Councillor Joe Leddin, Chairs of the Climate Action, Biodiversity and Environment Strategic Policy Committee, who described the current state of several “bring bank” sites as a “complete and utter eyesore.”

The issue was brought to a head during a recent council presentation on waste management bylaws, where the general management of bin collections and recycling facilities was labelled as “chaotic.”

One flashpoint is the facility on the Dock Road. Cllr Leddin highlighted that last weekend alone, approximately 60 bags of clothing were found strewn across the footpath, blocking access for citizens attempting to use the glass recycling bins.

“The Dock Road is a strategic artery into our city,” Cllr Leddin said. “To have bags of rubbish dumped all over it is unacceptable. It’s reached the point where it’s impeding people who actually want to recycle their glass and bottles correctly.”

The council has confirmed that enforcement measures are active. Over 80 fines of €150 each have been issued recently at two primary blackspots: the Dock Road and Roxboro. Despite the use of CCTV cameras and the subsequent fines, the volume of dumping remains high.

Cllr Leddin is now calling for a complete review of how these sites operate. He suggests that if the public continues to use these sites as dumping grounds rather than recycling points, the city may have to transition to a fully supervised model.

“We have a fantastic, supervised recycling centre in Mungret,” Leddin noted. “If this persists despite the cameras and the fines, we’ll have to seriously consider removing the clothes banks right across the city and directing people to supervised centres where this behaviour can be managed.”

 

 

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