Phone line to allow dumping reporting

From Wednesday, June 28th, the public will be allowed to report unregulated dumping, fly-tipping and abandoned unlawful dumps using a confidential phone line promoted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Minister for the Environment, Dick Roche, launched the service. The service is to be operated by a private firm which will pass on information to gardai, local authorities and the EPA.
The idea is part of a campaign ‘Dump the Dumpers’, being promoted by the Environmental Enforcement Network, an alliance of the EPA, local and national authorities and the Garda.

The focus will be to identify dumping sites which may still be operational or any remaining abandoned illegal dumps.
Over the last few years, the EPA has made progress in dealing with unlawful dumping since the discovery of industrial-scale dumps in Co. Wicklow. However, there are still some illegal dumps which have not been discovered.

The campaign will be supported by a national and regional press and radio campaign. It is being operated on behalf of the EPA by the Securway Group and Emergency Response Limited, based in Bunclody, Co. Wexford. The phone number is 1850 365 121.