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The Pure environmental initiative has reached a milestone in combating illegal dumping in the Wicklow Mountains having marked the collection of over 4,000 tonnes of rubbish and litter since its formation in 2006.
New data from Pure has revealed that over 120,000kg (120 tonnes) of illegally dumped waste was collected from 830 individual sites across the Wicklow and Dublin uplands in 2023.
Pure Mile groups from throughout Wicklow attended the 14th Pure Mile awards at the Brooklodge Hotel, Macreddin, Aughrim, on Thursday last week, in a celebration of the environmental, community and heritage initiative.
GREEN Party Minister Malcolm Noonan and TD for Wicklow Deputy Steven Matthews attended an onsite inspection and briefing on the comprehensive Wicklow Uplands Paths Assessment report.
GROUPS, communities, individuals, schools, businesses and organisations are urged to get involved in the Pure Mile initiative, with volunteers having collected over 2,000 bags of waste since the start of the year from the Wicklow and Dublin Uplands.