Border counties spend more than €1.6m on cleaning up illegal diesel sludge

Border counties spend more than €1.6m on cleaning up illegal diesel sludge

Two local authorities obliged to undertake over 220 cleansing operations during last four years

Two border counties have spent more than €1.6 million on the clean-up of toxic sludge

Since 2020, Louth County Council said it spent €1.12 million on dumping by fuel smugglers while Monaghan County Council said its bill was almost €500,000.

Border counties spend more than €1.6 million on clean-up of toxic sludge from diesel laundering

Two councils counted more than 222 clean-up operations over the past five years.

Border counties spend more than €1.6m on cleaning up illegal diesel sludge - Techregister

Two Border counties have spent more than €1.6 million on the clean-up of toxic sludge from illegal diesel laundering plants over the past five years. Since 2020, Louth County Council said it spent €1.12 million on dumping by fuel smugglers while Monaghan County Council said its bill was almost €500,000. The two local authorities said there had been more than 222 clean-up operations in the period between 2020 and midway through last year. Each of…