A radical new policy to combat illegal dumping in 2021 must be introduced by the Galway City Council, after a spike in illegal dumping in the Ballybane area over the last few weeks.
This is the view of Fianna Fáil Galway City East councillor Alan Cheevers, who has called on council to look at a "radical policy change", involving use of drone technology or cameras, as well as introducing increased fines and prosecutions.
"We can’t let illegal dumping of the kind that has been seen in Ballybane recently, escalate any further," he said. "It’s not acceptable. Not only is this costing the local authority a lot of money to deal with, but it also it is a health and safety issue for residents who have to live beside it."
