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# What a waste

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Poll: Have you noticed more litter in your area during lockdown?
Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty recently hit out at the “phenomenal” amount of dog faeces in Irish villages.
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Feb 27th 2021, 10:00 AM
'Who is going to pick it up?': Donohoe hits back at those trying to block new bin charges scheme
Both Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil have tabled motions on the issue.
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Jun 29th 2017, 2:30 PM
Putting rubbish in the wrong wheelie bin? It'll cost you an average of €30 every time
Greyhound said the reaction to the new measures has been positive.
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Mar 14th 2017, 6:10 AM
'Dead animals and concrete bricks': One third of green bin collections can't be recycled
The rubbish ends up being disposed of in dumps.
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Jan 26th 2017, 3:30 PM
Ireland's waste market is about to get smaller as Panda is cleared for Greenstar takeover
However parts of Greenstar’s business are expected to be sold to Greyhound.
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Aug 16th 2016, 6:12 PM
Supermarket apologises after selling peeled mandarins in plastic packaging
Wholefoods have gone back to selling mandarins as they should be.
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Mar 5th 2016, 8:45 AM
More than half of septic tanks inspected in Cork found to be non-compliant
A major issue is tanks not being emptied and cleaned regularly enough.
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Sep 18th 2014, 7:50 PM
Over half of septic tanks fail inspections
The EPA says that most failures are down to poor maintenance.
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Apr 2nd 2014, 8:06 AM