Littering at bottle and clothes banks in Mullingar a number of years ago. Concerns about regular overspill at clothes banks raised at Athlone council meetingThe issue of overspill at clothes banks right across the Athlone Moate Municipal District is "more likely to be related to abuse than any other factor" according to a written response provided to councillors at their January meeting last week. Cllr John Dolan said the community in Ballinahown had succeeded in having all clothes banks removed from the village. Last year alone, over 82 tonnes of textiles were collected and recycled through this network of clothes banks. "The contractor advises that overspill at the clothes banks is more likely to be related to abuse than any other factor," it concluded.
