National Newspapers Report on PURE Covert CCTV: January/February 2008
Irish Times 31st January 2008
‘Hidden Cameras Help Fight Illegal Dumping'
Irish Times article on the installation of CCTV cameras at ‘beauty spots in rural areas of Wicklow and South Dublin in a bid to counter illegal dumping of household waste’.
The Sun 1st February 2008
‘CCTV to Catch out Dumpers’
Article warns dumpers that covert cameras have been installed in upland areas and that the ‘camera sites will remain secret and they may be relocated depending on the amount of household waste being dumped’.
The Evening Hearld February 2008
‘Litter Louts to be Names’
Report describes the PURE projects objective of ‘naming and shaming’ offenders caught illegal dumping.
Irish Times 20th February 2008
‘Illegal Dumpers Caught on CCTV to be named’
Irish Times describes how PURE ‘want to publicly expose people who dump because there is no excuse for illegal dumping anymore’. Ian Davis of PURE further stated that ‘the idea behind naming and shaming is to deter people from dumping by embarrassing them. They will be more hesitant to do so if they find there names in the papers or on television’. The article also refers to the launch of the PURE Primary Schools Teachers’ Pack.
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The Dublin Review:Number Forty-Two - Spring 2011
The Poolbeg Prophecy: Greg Baxter introduces his article on Irelands waste with a snap shot on the work of PURE.Read more >>
