Buncrana town has risen eleven places in the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) rankings.
The final survey of 2021 by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows Buncrana again ‘Clean’ and improving to 10th spot in the ranking of 40 towns and cities.
According to the study, nationwide litter levels have risen slightly, with cities faring particularly badly. PPE litter was found to be at its highest level since the pandemic began.
Naas finished ahead of Portlaoise and Ennis to record its first win in the annual rankings. There was a slight fall in the number of clean towns nationwide, to 22.
The An Taisce report for Buncrana stated: “An excellent result for Buncrana, and an improvement on earlier in 2021, with eight out of the ten sites surveyed getting the top litter grade. These included Buncrana Library, Castle Avenue and St. Mary’s Oratory. There was a notable improvement at the Bring Centre, Super Valu – this time around it was very much deserving of the top litter grade. By far the most heavily littered site was Laneway in Ardaravan Square (Dr Denis McLaughlin Road). There was some improvement noted, but the laneway was still littered – plastic bottles and plastic bags were the most obvious items with lower levels of fast-food wrappers and sweet papers.”
