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ENNIS has again fared poorly in the latest litter survey by Irish Business Against Litter (BAL). Ennis finished in 31st position out of 50 areas surveyed and was deemed moderately littered in a report compiled by An Taisce. ‘There has been little change in En- nis since it was surveyed earlier in 2007. While half of the sites surveyed got the highest litter classification, there were a couple with moderate levels of litter which could easily be improved with a little extra care and attention, such as the Crescent at Mc- Namara Park and the N68 Kilrush/
Kilkee/Killimer approach road.”
The area around the Ennis Leisure Centre and the N18 Limerick ap- proach road came in for particularly harsh criticism from An Taisce.
The report states, “By far the most heavily littered site was Ennis Leisure Centre. The recycle facility was re- sponsible for the very poor litter rating. It had been used as a dumping ground and was a complete mess. The N18 Limerick approach road had a serious litter problem – there were heavy levels of a wide variety of litter throughout a stretch of road that could and should have been so much better.”
An Taisce surveyed 10 areas in and
around Ennis. The Gort approach road is, according to the report, “clean to European norms”’.
The report states, “This was a clean and welcoming approach into Ennis. The overall impression was of an area which is carefully maintained and there was some colourful plant- ing which was in good condition.”
The report also reflected favourably on the N85 approach road and Cusack Lawn. Of the N85 approach road, the report states, “This was an excellent approach road into Ennis – there was plenty of colourful planting and the road surface/markings/signage were all in very good condition.”
The Crescent at McNamara Park was found to be moderately littered with the report stating, “With a lit- tle extra effort, this residential area could easily get the highest litter clas- sification. Some small scatterings of food-related litter took away from an otherwise well maintained site.”
The same was also said of the N68 Kilrush/Kilkee/Killimer approach road which was also found to be moderately littered.
The report stated, “Not much effort is required to bring this site up to a clean site. Most of the road was clear of litter but was let down by casually dropped litter.”