A new campaign is being launched aimed at raising awareness about the problems caused by illegal dumping.
Clare Councillors and the IFA say they are concerned about the impact the issue is having on visitor's opions of the county and the damage it is causing to farm land.
In 2014 Clare County Council enacted new bye laws governing how domestic rubbish should be dealt with.
At that time the body said up to half of the county's householders had not signed up to a waste collection service.
A year on and the IFA has launched a new campaign encouraging farmers to take time and clean up after those who dump on their lands.
Chairperson of the Clare branch of the organisation Andrew Dundass says they've been left with no option but to do the spring clean – however he says its entirely unfair:
The problem is said to be county wide with reports of people driving out of Ennis, Newmarket on Fergus and in parts of the West.
Fianna Fáil Cllr Claire Colleran Molloy says the situation isn't showing any sign of getting better:
Andrew Dundass says its not just the bags of rubbish farmers are dealing with but the mess they leave behind when the plastic degrades.
Clare County Council is understood to be considering a number of options to tackle the issue include the use of CCTV footage.
