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18th October 2021
09:21am BST

All of the top eight areas in the league were classified as being “cleaner than European norms”, while 14 areas in the country were classified as being either “moderately littered” or “littered”.
Three areas were classified as either "heavily littered" (Drogheda, Limerick City South - Galvone) or a "litter blackspot" (Dublin North Inner City).
All but one of the bottom 10 places in the rankings were occupied by urban areas.
“For cities, this survey paints a bleak picture,” IBAL's Conor Horgan said.
“Litter levels have worsened to a level we have not seen in the past ten years. Now that we have emerged from lockdown, we cannot use it as an excuse for high levels of litter.
“As we invest in promotional drives and build city hotels in anticipation of more visitors, we need to be mindful of the littered environment we are presenting to them.”
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