Roscommon County Council is being urged to explore options to increase collections at Bottle Banks which are reaching capacity more frequently.
The local authority issued a call this week for people not to leave bags and boxes of bottles beside the containers if they are full, following incidents of a large number of boxes at its facility in Monksland.
Councillor John Keogh says as well as being illegal to do so, there is the potential hazard of attracting vermin.
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He says while he would be hoping the local authority would not have to resort to issuing fines, there is an onus on the public to act responsibly:
