Ireland is becoming a Rubbish Dump!

Illegal commercial and domestic dumping goes unabated and is inceasing at an alarming rate. Lorry drivers paid to take their load to an officical dumping site, will dump it in a field or quiet lane and pocket the cash. This is contemptuous behaviour, and drivers will do it when they are a long distance from their own homes. Now we come to householders who dump their rubbish on roadsides, down back alleys or along country lanes. This is absolutely disgusting and appears to be a common trait amongst the Irish. In my opinion, Ireland compared to other European countries, is turning into a filthy, untidy, litter-strewn land. This once beautiful countryside has become a dumping ground, and a vast majority of people are quite content to watch our land deteriorate and vanish into a quagmire of garbage. As I walk through Cork City I actually feel embarassed for the foreign visitors who can see the litter everywhere. Fast-food cartons, plastic bottles, crisp packets are everywhere. Often litter bins are jammed full which doesn't help the situation. I lived near Mallow in a quiet country lane, and I noticed bags of rubbish began appearing in bushes or on the grassy verges. I alerted the Gardai and asked them to open a bag and search for some id like an enevelope. Sure enough, they found five envelopes and traced the cuplrit. He lived a mile away down the same lane as myself! He was renting property and never bothered to set up collection for his rubbish, so he thought he would save money by dumping it down the lane. He was find about €100 which I don't think is enough. I would rather these peole did 48 hours community service collecting rubbish in country lanes or parks. If you see a bag of rubbish dumped illegally, do not search it yourself, as there may be needles, or broken glass in them. Report it to the Gardai and let them search it. It is the only way to get these swines prosecuted.