Just 1 in 6 Irish beaches and rivers meet minimum European standard of cleanliness
A poll found that only seven of 42 Irish rivers, beaches and harbours reached a minimum standard of cleanliness based on general European standards.
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A poll found that only seven of 42 Irish rivers, beaches and harbours reached a minimum standard of cleanliness based on general European standards.
Most Irish beaches are not clean according to the latest survey of Irish coastal areas and waterways.
Disposable vapes are increasingly ending up as litter on Irish beaches, a survey by Irish Businesses Against Litter has found.
The annual survey of coasts and inland waterways by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows Strandhill beach in County Sligo failing to improve on its ‘moderately littered’ status of last year. The study of 33 areas nationwide revealed the most littered areas to have cleaned up but the majority of beaches falling short of clean status, despite the unsettled summer meaning lower visitor numbers.
Disposable vapes were revealed as a ‘rapidly’ emerging form of litter, encountered in 1 in 7 of all visits to beaches.