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Wednesday 29 November 2023 Dublin: 2°C

# Irish Business Against Litter

This year
2023
No litter 'blackspots' recorded by survey but majority of beaches still deemed not clean
Disposable vapes were revealed as a ‘rapidly’ emerging form of litter, encountered in 1 in 7 of all visits to beaches.
10.2k
24
Aug 28th 2023, 7:58 AM
Last year
2022
The number of litter blackspots around Ireland has been halved, survey finds
Two-thirds of the 40 towns and cities surveyed were found to be clean but a group says action is needed to tackle coffee cup waste.
12.9k
12
Jun 13th 2022, 1:02 PM
All time
There's been an increase in coffee-cup and PPE litter since the pandemic began
While the survey indicated that the majority of towns deteriorated during the pandemic, Kilkenny maintained its “pristine condition”.
13.6k
61
Jan 25th 2021, 9:54 AM
Litter rankings: Kilkenny cleanest in Ireland while Dublin's north inner city 'seriously littered'
27 of the 40 towns and cities surveyed were deemed clean.
20.5k
35
Jan 6th 2020, 7:58 AM
Poll: Should plastic bottles be banned from Irish beaches?
40% of Irish rivers, beaches and harbours were littered or heavily littered, according to a new survey.
32.3k
124
Aug 13th 2018, 9:44 AM
Ennis has been declared Ireland's cleanest town
The runners up were Roscommon and last year’s winner Kildare.
51.3k
43
Jan 3rd 2018, 1:45 PM
Dublin’s north inner city is a lot cleaner and no longer a litter blackspot
85% of our towns and cities were clean to European norms last year
8.4k
22
Jan 5th 2015, 10:32 AM
Dublin, Cork and Limerick are the dirtiest cities in Ireland
The good news is that 75% of towns and cities were found to be as clean or cleaner than European counterparts.
16.9k
86
Aug 18th 2014, 9:00 AM
IBAL Litter League 2012: Where did your town finish?
Kilkenny has been named Ireland’s most litter-free town by Irish Business Against Litter. Did your town feature highly?
18.4k
45
Jan 7th 2013, 4:07 PM
Kilkenny named Ireland's cleanest town for 2012
The Marble City pips Cavan and Killarney to be named Ireland’s cleanest by Irish Business Against Litter.
5.8k
17
Jan 7th 2013, 3:58 PM
80% of Irish towns 'as clean' as European average
More than 80 per cent of Irish towns are clean or cleaner than the European average – but Dublin’s north inner city has been branded a blackspot.
4.4k
30
Jan 7th 2013, 7:37 AM
Anti-litter lobby backs 50c tax on chewing gum
Irish Business Against Litter says it supports Phil Hogan’s proposal for a gum tax, warning that any tax needs to be steep.
2.1k
39
May 3rd 2012, 12:20 PM
Green light given to most third level colleges graded on litter and cleanliness
Just one third-level campus has been marked as “heavily littered” following the IBAL survey.
4.4k
9
Apr 25th 2012, 2:26 PM
Update: And the winner of the cleanest town in Ireland is…
The Irish Business Against Litter group has named the outright winner among Ireland’s tidiest towns – and delivered some bad news for Dublin and Cork.
9.1k
37
Jan 9th 2012, 1:35 PM