South Dubliners take to recycling
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Press
South Dublin County Council
Comhairle Chontae Atha Cliath Theas
www.southdublin.ie
South Dubliners take to recycling……………….Green Bins success!
Our Council’s green bin recycling service, in 2002, this is what we collected-
|
Area |
Total Wt. For Period |
No. Collections |
Avg. Weight per collection |
|
Ballyroan |
977 Tonnes |
13 |
74 Tonnes |
|
Belgard |
681 Tonnes |
13 |
54 Tonnes |
|
Clondalkin |
687 Tonnes |
13 |
52 Tonnes |
|
Lucan |
539 Tonnes |
10 |
54 Tonnes |
|
Old Bawn |
459 Tonnes |
9 |
51 Tonnes |
|
Palmerstown |
351 Tonnes |
7 |
50 Tonnes |
|
Templeogue |
363 Tonnes |
6 |
60 Tonnes |
|
West Tallaght |
104 Tonnes |
2 |
52 Tonnes |
TOTAL:- |
4,161 Tonnes |
|
All materials collected are to begin with, processed in Ireland and made ready for re-manufacturing into a range of products. The materials are then exported to various countries for recycling purposes.
Newspapers and Magazines are sent for repulping to Paper Mills across Europe and the Far East. The Majority currently goes to UPM Kymmene Group. At their mills, the material is manufactured back into newsprint. This is used by both the Irish Times and Independent Newspapers.
Mixed Cardboard also goes to Board Mills worldwide. It is used mainly for the manufacture of light board for packaging such as cereal boxes.
Aluminium and Steel are re-smelted and used again in the manufacture of Tin and Aluminium packaging. The majority currently goes to Alcan in the UK.
This leaves a 3-5% leftover waste which must be sent to landfill. This waste mainly consists of plastic bags which are used by the householder to “separate†the different materials or plastic bottles.
Collection of Tetra Pak has recently begun in some areas and it is hoped to add plastic to the collection in the not too distant future subject to identifying suitable end markets for the expected quantities.
In the Dublin Region during 2002 this is the breakdown of materials -
|
MATERIAL |
TONNAGES |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
Paper |
13,464 tonnes |
56.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
Mixed Cardboard |
8,913 tonnes |
37.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
Aluminium Cans |
188 tonnes |
0.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
Steel Cans |
563 tonnes |
2.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
Residue |
533 tonnes |
2.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
23,661 Tonnes |
100% |
Issued on behalf of Council by MKeyes Head of Corporate Services Tel 4149100
mkeyes@sdublincoco.ie
In addition,
South Dublin County Council provides funding for the following Bring Banks for the recycling
of Glass bottles and cans, the 30 locations are ;-
Ballyboden The Buglers Cans/bottles
Ballymount Civic Amenity Centre Cans/bottles
Camac Valley (off Naas Rd) Bottles
Clondalkin The Mill Shopping Centre Cans/bottles
Clondalkin Ballyowen Castle Shopping Centre Cans/bottles
Clondalkin Ronanstown Garda Station Cans
Clondalkin Red Cow Complex Bottles
Clondalkin/Naas Rd C’dalkin Junior Rugby Club Bottles
Firhouse Supervalue Cans/bottles
Kilnamanagh Dunnes Stores Cans
Kilnamanagh Family Rec. Centre Bottles
Knocklyon Superquinn Cans/bottles
Lucan Superquinn Cans/bottles
Lucan Tesco Cans/bottles
Lucan Supervalue Bottles
Lucan Lord Lucan Pub Bottles
Palmerstown Supervalue Cans/bottles
Palmerstown Vincent L. Byrne Bottles
Rathfarnham Tesco Bottles
Tymon Park Colaiste De Hide Cans
Tallaght Village Kingsbery/Iceland Cans/bottles
Tallaght St. Mary’s N.S. Cans
Tallaght The Square Cans/bottles
Tallaght Cuckoo’s Nest Cans/bottles
Tallaght Jobstown Inn Cans
Tallaght Molloys Car Park Cans
Tallaght Abberley Court Car Park Cans
Templeogue United Football Club Cans
Saggart City West Xilinx Cans
Saggart City West Jones Environmental Cans