Over 100 litter investigations carried out by Louth County Council last month

Louth County Council's litter wardens carried out 102 litter investigations last month, with 916 carried out so far this year, according to the latest details released by the local authority.

A total of nine litter Fixed Penalty Notices were issued in the month of September. Of these, one was issued in Dundalk town and eight in the remaining County wide area. There have been 183 litter Fixed Penalty Notices issued in the year to date. 

Louth County Council says that a five-hour foot patrol was conducted by all wardens in September. The areas covered were Lordship, Gyles Quay, Templetown, Shelling Hill, Greenore and Carlingford. The main emphasis was on dog fouling with the use of spraying stencils to bring awareness to the public on cleaning up after their dogs.

The local authority adds that during September, one of its litter wardens had a successful legal prosecution in Drogheda District Court for a large volume of waste dumped at Chapel Lane, Mell, Drogheda, Co Louth.

In terms of diesel laundering waste, three intermediate bulk containers (IBC’s) were dumped in September 2023 at a clean up cost to Louth County Council of approximately €3,744.30. So far in 2023 there have been 97 IBC’s dumped within Co Louth with an associated removal cost of approximately €121,065.64.