Waterford City is among the cleanest locations in Ireland, according to the latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) survey.
It's rated as being Clean to European Norms and is in 11th position in the ranking of 40 towns and cities.
The research shows over 90 percent of towns studied were clean, compared to 28 percent of cities.
An Taisce, who carry out the surveys for IBAL, commented:
“Some of the city centre sites deserve special mention as they are not only very good with regard to litter, but exceptionally well presented and maintained. These included Arundel Square, Broad Street/Barronstrand Street, The Mall, John Street and the Viking Triangle/Museum Quarter. What sets these and other top-ranking sites apart is the attention to detail in the overall presentation of same with regard to paving, bollards, bicycle parking, street bins, seating, tree planting etc. The People’s Park was, as always, an excellent site – ditto with Plunkett Train Station and the Bus Eireann Station along the Quays. The Waterford Greenway Car Park (Bilberry) was spotless but the roadway outside harboured some food related items. The Apple Market Public Car Park presented poorly – there was evidence of long-lie and recent litter around the perimeter of the car park. While the Bring Facility at Tesco Extra (beside Ardkeen Village) and the ‘Woodpecker site’ on Dunmore Road were not quite as heavily littered as previous litter surveys, there was still a very pronounced presence.”
Maynooth in County Kildare came out as the cleanest town in Ireland.
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