Reports of illegal dumping have been on the rise since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and one council worker is blunt when he describes those responsible. “I call them UIFs – uneducated ignorant fools,” says Alan Nolan, a community litter warden with Meath County Council. The are many reasons for the increase in number of reports of illegal dumping. On a typical Monday before Covid-19, Nolan says he would receive up to eight calls reporting illegal dumping. A CCMA spokeswoman said it “believes audio-visual recording equipment to be an important option for local authorities in tackling illegal dumping”.

Source: The Irish Times March 20, 2021 06:00 UTC