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Council investigates Buncrana
dumping 04.02.10
by Caoimhinn Barr, Inishowen Independent
ILLEGAL dumpers have strewn household rubbish over a
scenic woodland habitat in Buncrana.
The area at Millfield in the town has been littered
with tens of bags of ‘disgusting’ domestic waste.
The same site was targeted by dumpers last summer.
Chairperson of the Buncrana Environmental Group,
Brendan McLaughlin, said he was ‘outraged’ at the
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“This is absolutely
disgusting. It undermines all the good work that
people have carried out in cleaning up the Buncrana
area recently,” he said.
“This rubbish pollutes a beautiful woodland area and
could lead to an infestation of rats. It has got to
stop immediately.”
McLaughlin said the local environmental association
were seeking prosecutions after the incident.
“We want bigger fines for this type of behaviour.
There has been systematic dumping on this site and
we are calling on the Council to install CCTV to
catch the culprits,” he said. |
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The Buncrana man said
he was sure those involved in the illegal dumping
were local.
“These people clearly know the area and they are
coming in under the cover of darkness to dump months
worth of household rubbish,” he said.
“We’ve alerted the Donegal County Council litter
warden and we hope to bring about prosecutions in
this case.”
McLaughlin said that illegal dumping was ruining the
image of Buncrana, a town that depends on tourism.
He urged anyone in the Millfield area of Buncrana
who had witnessed any suspicious behaviour to
contact the litter warden in Carndonagh immediately.
Donegal County Council said they were currently
investigating the incident. |
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