Almost €300k spent on disposing of dumped diesel sludge in Louth so far this year

Six Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) were located in Louth in the month of October according to Louth County Council’s monthly report. 

The containers were disposed of by the council at a cost of €7,488.92.

The figure brings the total cleanup cost of diesel sludge this year to €295,850 with 233 containers disposed of.

The total sum is already greater than the €247,450 spent by the council for cleaning up 181 containers last year. 

The cost of disposing of sludge containers is funded by the Department of Environment.