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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 collected over 120 tonnes of illegally dumped waste from more than 830 sites in the remote Wicklow and Dublin uplands last year.
There has been a “massive reduction” in the amount of fly tipping in the Wicklow Mountains, a local environment group has said.
Ecotrail Wicklow has again partnered with the Wicklow/Dublin uplands environmental initiative, Pure, to continue its commitment to minimise environmental impacts of the popular trail running festival.