Vapes have been identified as litter for the first time.
The midlands is continuing to slide down the Irish Business Against Litter rankings.
However "Cleaner than or clean to European Norms" is how the region is being described by research released this morning.
Mullingar is down from 9th to 17th, Athlone slipped from 16th to 22nd, Portlaoise is 23rd down from 20th, while Tullamore is 26th.
Maynooth came out on top in the standings with Dundalk being named Ireland's dirtiest town followed by North inner City Dublin.
Vapes have also been identified as litter for the first time and IBAL's Conor Horgan believes they should be banned.
The towns of the midlands gave a "creditable" performance in a recent survey conducted regarding litter.
Mr. Horgan says towns can suffer in the listings for having specifically littered areas:
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