Sligo town has best ever showing in litter rankings
Sligo town has had its best ever showing in the Irish Business Against Litter rankings. In a report released this morning, IBAL says Sligo town is now ‘cleaner than European norms and is in 6th place in a ranking of 40 towns and cities throughout the country. An Taisce, which…
Fishing contributing significantly to litter on our beaches
The latest IBAL anti-litter survey shows that parts of the Wild Atlantic Way are being impacted by litter. In the latest survey shows that almost 40 per cent of the country’s rivers, beaches and harbours are littered. It’s the first time the survey has surveyed waterways. Bantry in County Cork,…
Litter problem at Cartron Shopping Centre bringing down Sligo’s IBAL result
Sligo County Council needs to address the littering problems at the Cartron Shopping Centre in the town. That’s according to the latest IBAL Litter League Survey which states that the area is bringing down Sligo’s overall result which has improved. Sligo is now 20th in the league of 25 towns…
Tidy Towns disappointed with today’s litter survey
Sligo Tidy Towns are disappointed with today’s results in the Businesses Against Litter survey. The survey which is carried out annually by the national group shows that Sligo town has dropped 9 points from the previous survey. Meanwhile, Letterkenny improved it’s position to 25th place in the league table that’s…
Recycling facility and empty retail unit bring Sligo’s grade down in IBAL league
A recycling unit on Connaughton road and an empty unit in the Cleveragh retail park in Sligo brought down the town’s overall result in the latest IBAL survey. The latest survey by IBAL shows improvements in cleanliness across the country over the past year overall. However, Sligo has dropped to…
Sligo shoots up Litter League table
Eight out of ten sites inspected in Sligo in a recent survey are clean to European norms. That’s according to the latest ‘Businesses Against Litter’ survey released today. It has seen Sligo rise seven places to twenty-second in the Litter League Table. However years ago it was deemed ‘littered’ and…