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Anne Marie Fuller and Patrick Falvey with Ailbhe and Orla Falvey taking part in the County Clean-Up on the Greenway in Tralee on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr John Francis Flynn has thanked the thousands volunteers who took part in the County Clean-Up across Kerry on Saturday.
Thousands of bags of litters were collected from the roadsides and towns and villages during the seventh annual clean-up which was organised by KWD Recycling and Kerry County Council.
‘This was another fantastic turnout for the County Clean-Up and shows how civic-minded many of our citizens are when it comes to keeping the county neat and tidy.
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‘Despite the rain showers, people of all ages rolled up their sleeves and got involved from early morning.
‘It would be great to harness the involvement of members of the public on Saturday by getting more people to sign up with their local Tidy Towns group or start a group in their own area and to get people out and about collecting litter more often.’
Cllr Flynn thanked KWD Recycling and their team for helping to distribute gloves and bags ahead of the Clean-Up and for arranging to dispose of the bags of rubbish collected.
Noel O’Reilly of KWD Recycling said they were delighted with the turnout and the positive attitude of all the participants. He thanked and congratulated local volunteer groups for their involvement.
