Cigarette butts remain huge source of litter in Tralee

The chair of Tralee Tidy Towns says the dumping of cigarette butts remains a huge problem.

Brendan O’Brien was speaking after the release of a nationwide survey carried out by IBAL – Irish Business Against Litter.

It found Killarney is the third cleanest urban area while Tralee has also improved and is in 21st position.

Brendan O’Brien says the introduction of the national deposit return scheme has led to fewer bottles and cans being dumped.

He says littering caused by cigarette butts should also be addressed.