The gas is sold legally for medical, industrial and commercial purposes, and is easily obtained online.
Concerns have been raised about the lack of disposal options for nitrous oxide canisters in Kildare.
It comes as some have been dumped in green public areas and near bins, and often picked up by children.
The gas is sold legally for medical, industrial and commercial purposes, and is easily obtained online.
Revenue has the power to seize canisters of the gas where officers believe they are intended for illicit purposes.
Kildare County Council have described it as "a major issue for the recycling and waste management industry".
KCC also said they have no facilities to store and dispose of these canisters, nor are they accepted by locally based waste
collection operators for health and safety reasons, saying that it is difficult to ascertain if a canister is empty or full.
If gas still remains in the container, it may explode if crushed and it cannot be processed through standard recycling facilities.
Speaking on Kildare Today, Fianna Fáil Councillor for Celbridge-Leixlip MD David Trost said they're appearing more and more in local areas:
"There doesn't appear to be a process for collection and disposal of them at the moment. Unfortunately, they're appearing more and more, children are finding them and bringing them home."
Cllr Trost also reinforced the fact that it is nationwide issue of a dangerous nature, but that he would raise the issue again with KCC.
The full interview can be heard below:
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