There are calls for a major overhaul of our waste-collection services.
Labour senators are bringing a private members' motion to the Seanad today, calling for local authorities take greater control of waste management across the country.
The party also wants new measures to tackle illegal dumping, like using CCTV to catch fly-tippers.
Senator Marie Sherlock want changes to the law to allow local authorities to tender for a single operator - to prevent shortfalls in the way collections are rolled-out across rural and urban communities:
