08/12/2014
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Christmas 2014 - Please Think Green
Christmas is nearly upon us and as we prepare for the festivities its all too easy to forget about the environment. South Dublin County Council is asking everyone to take a moment and give the environment a gift this Christmas by thinking green. Every year each household generates an estimated 55 kilograms of packaging per household. There is a lot of extra packaging waste over the Christmas period. So this Christmas South Dublin County Council is encouraging everyone to reduce and recycle their festive packaging.
The Mayor of South Dublin County, Cllr Fintan Warfield said “During Christmas we generate an increased amount of packaging. This is a perfect time to remember to recycle and help the environment. Don’t forget too that food waste can be much increased during Christmas, so use up leftovers or freeze food to be used another time. You can also bring your Christmas tree to the designated sites to be recycled. Remember to check out the opening hours for Ballymount Civic Amenity and to see what you can recycle. WEEE Ireland asks that you remember to recycle your batteries which will also raise money for the Laura Lynn Foundation at the same time”.
Materials can be recycled at the following locations
- Ballymount Civic Amenity Centre http://www.sdcc.ie/ballymount-civic-amenity
- Bring banks South Dublin County Council has 63 banks around the County http://www.sdcc.ie/services/recycling-waste/bring-banks
- Batteries recyclingwww.weeeireland.ie
- WEEE recycling: Clondalkin Community Recycling Initiativewww.recycleit.ie
To encourage everyone to consider the effective use of resources and take an active part in re-using and up-cycling South Dublin County Council has arranged a Christmas Decoration competition for all ages, Closing Date is 10th December 2014 – for application click link.
http://www.sdcc.ie/sites/default/files/form//christmas-decoration-competition-2014-entry-form.pdf
The opening hours for the Ballymount Civic Amenity Centre is as follows:-
Date Opening Hours
December 24th 9.30 – 15.00
December 25th & 26th Closed
December 27th 9.00 – 17.30
December 28th 29th & 30th 9.30 – 17.00
December 31st 9.30 – 15.00
January 1st Closed
January 2nd Normal opening hours.
From Tuesday 6th January to Friday 16th January 2015, there will be a Christmas Tree Collection site in your locality. This facility is for domestic household trees only and not for commercial operators. One tree will be accepted per household/per vehicle. Signage will be
placed at the various locations indicating that it is an official
recycling point. See link for a location near you:
http://www.sdcc.ie/services/recycling-and-waste/christmas-2014/tree-recycling-locations
For more information on how you can recycle more this Christmas visit www.sdcc.ie