Litter Management Plan - Mayo County Council

Executive SummaryLitter Management Plan 2007 – 2009Mayo County CouncilAccording to the Litter Pollution Act, 1997 and 2001, ‘"litter" means a substance orobject, whether or not intended as waste (other than waste within the meaning of theWaste Management Act, 1996, which is properly consigned for disposal) that, whendeposited in a place other than a litter receptacle or other place lawfully designatedfor the deposit, is or is likely to become unsightly, deleterious, nauseous orunsanitary, whether by itself or with any other such substance or object, andregardless of its size or volume or the extent of the deposit’.Under Section 10 of the Litter Pollution Act, 1997 and 2001 each Local Authority hasthe responsibility of adopting a Litter Management Plan within its functional area.The principal objective of a Litter Management Plan is to alleviate, control andprevent litter pollution insofar as possible and Mayo County Council appreciates thatpublic awareness measures, educational endeavours and cooperation from thegeneral public in addition to enforcement measures are crucial to achieve thisprimary goal.The Mayo County Council Litter Management Plan, for the period 2007 to 2009,includes inter alia identification of litter pollution issues, prevention and control oflitter pollution, policies on enforcement measures, educational campaigns,community involvement and general enforcement of the Act. The measures toachieve the primary goals are listed as follows. In addition Table 1 summarises themain measures, with initiatives which are currently undertaken and those proposedfor the three-year period 2007 to 2009.Programme of Measures for litter control, prevention and alleviation in Mayo:1. Public Awareness and Advisory Measures2. Youth Education Measures3. Community and Voluntary Group Cooperative Measures4. Partnership and Consultative Measures / Planning5. Enforcement Measures6. Active Control Measures7. Miscellaneous MeasuresPage - 6 -