Butter Tubs on Waterford Beaches

[lodore]

Has anyone else noticed what must be hundreds of thousands of empty butter tubs washed up around west Waterford beaches? I've seen myriads of them on Ballyquin, Ardmore and Whiting Bay. I'm guessing that it's the same scenario in east Cork and on the other side of Dungarvan.

The fact that they're there really bugs the shite out of me: if I scatter my domestic waste on a beach, I will quite rightly, have a fine for littering slapped on me; but it seems some transport vessel can jettison tons of rubbish in blithe disregard for the law.

I'd really like to report this, as there may well be some kind of log for ships that have lost cargo overboard; but I'm not sure who I should go to. Any suggestions?

Cheers,
Lodore

[JimC]

Saw loads of them last week offshore.
I think they are from the containers that were shed a while back.
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[trout hunter jnr]

its a sticky topic anyway lodore......... bad joke bad joke

[lodore]

its a sticky topic anyway lodore......... bad joke bad joke

Well, I could pretend it's a good one but that would only be buttering you up Ahem *gets serious again*

[seanie35]

hi iodore try these guys http://www.waterfordcoco.ie/en/services/environment/

[bigsod]

I cant believe its not .................been cleaned up Sorry for the bad joke, hope they find the guilty party and bring them to account and the council get the place cleaned up in the meantime.

[clownfish]

hi iodore try these guys http://www.waterfordcoco.ie/en/services/environment/

I hope this place is spotless by the time i get down Sean,if ya know what side your bread is...


As jim said a few containers were lost in rough seas a while back ,And the south coast has been littered since with butter tubs recently . Annoying to see i,m sure,but at least it wasnt a chemical spillage or something that could have seriously harmed nature etc

[seanie35]

hi iodore try these guys http://www.waterfordcoco.ie/en/services/environment/

I hope this place is spotless by the time i get down Sean,if ya know what side your bread is...

unfortunatley thats impossible as they are SPREAD out over a wide area

[twinkle]

did they recover any of these containers?wasent one of them suposed to have chemicals on board

[crazyfish1983]

The big ships always get away with stuff- It's like butter wouldnt melt in their mouth......

[red]

a friend of mine was down on an east cork beach about 2 weeks ago and he was on about them. he said the place was covered in them. he had his fancy new italian girlfriend with him and wanted to show her our beautiful beaches. needless to say she wasnt impressed.
the big tides last week might have washed them back out and up to ye cos i was down that way durin the week and didnt even see one.

[nicefish]

Some stupid Cow left them there.

[lodore]

hi iodore try these guys http://www.waterfordcoco.ie/en/services/environment/

Cheers for that Seanie; these look like the lads to get in touch with alright. I'll give them a buzz in the morning: it wouldn't do to let the whole issue slip through my ....... butterfingers

[chrisfeeney30]

some serious puns been thrown around on this topic hahahah

[jd]

Golf balls in Ennereilly, then Butter Tubs in Waterford.

Cork should be nervous...

[bigsod]

some serious puns been thrown around on this topic hahahah

You butter believe it chris

[clownfish]

some serious puns been thrown around on this topic hahahah

You butter believe it chris

There was Utterly...no need for that

[JimC]

This is getting too LOW-LOW even for me


I'll get my coat.....

[dfella25]

Those puns were Kerry Gold!

[clownfish]

I can't believe its not.....cleaned up yet