Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) was set up in 1996 as an alliance of companies who believe that litter has a significant adverse affect on our environment and as a consequence, has a direct negative impact on tourism, Foreign Direct Investment and our food industries. Ireland relies hugely in our image as a clean and green island. We are now a high-cost destination for visitors, who deserve first-class standards of cleanliness.
IBAL believes that it is the job of Local Government to solve our litter problem. It is through enforcement of litter laws - not public information campaigns - that we will rid our country of this scourge.
Newport Tidy Towns agrees entirely with IBAL's sentiment and competes strongly each year in its class in the Mayo Anti-litter League, culminating in wins in both 2011 and 2012. A direct consequence of these excellent results is a greater awareness in the town of the negative impact of litter and an overall reduction in littering generally.
Litter Action League - Group A - 2013
| Town | Played | Won | Lost | Points |
| Newport | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Crossmolina | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| Foxford | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Charlestown | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Ballyhaunis | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Ballinrobe | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| Belmullet | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| Kiltimagh | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Litter Action League - Newport - 2013 Marks
| Month | Marks |
| April | 86 |
| May | 84 |
| June | 87 |
| July | 85 |
| August | 94 |
| September (1st Half) | 91 |
| September (2nd Half) | 82 |
| October (Semi-final) |