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Door to door inspections, covert cameras at dumping blackspots, and a free phone ‘litter line’ to encourage more people to report illegal dumping are all part of Mayo County Council’s major crackdown on fly-tipping in 2015.

Householders who reduce their food waste by 25 per cent could save as much as €60 a month on their bills.

A new regulation coming into effect on Tuesday could help householders in Castlebar and Ballina cut down on the thousands of euros of food that is being binned each year.

As the winter season approaches the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking Mayo householders to consider taking some simple measures when heating their homes this winter. These steps will minimise the impact of home heating on air quality and on Mayo people’s health.

Schools from across Mayo attended a ceremony at Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar on Tuesday May 28. Five schools were awarded their first Green Flag while 47 schools renewed their Green Flag. Schools from counties Leitrim and Sligo also received flags at ceremonies on the day.

Meeting in Belmullet about property tax

Ballinrobe Tidy Towns focussed on the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle message during the month of March, encouraging people to minimise the amount of waste they produce.

Mayo County Council embraced the European Week of Waste Reduction by hosting a FreeTrade Ireland reuse event at Ballina Recycling Centre on Friday November 25.

Inspector Martin Byrne told a meeting of the Castlebar Joint Policing Committee this week that he would endeavour to get the gardaí in the town to carry out more enforcement on litter offences. The members of the committee were given a presentation at the meeting by Sharon Cameron, the environmental awareness officer from Mayo County Council, on the issue of litter and enforcement in the county.

Castlebar entrepreneur Caroline Joyce is in the news this week as the agency behind a new RTE series on au pairs, airing for the first time tonight.