03/03/2003

Archived item. This item is published here for historical reasons. The information below may be out of date.

South Dublin County Council
Comhairle Chontae Atha Cliath Theas

Tonnage figures for the month of January 2003 (latest figures), which the council's Cleansing Crew has collected regarding litter, fly-tipping and junk collection.

For January 2003:

Material disposed of:
Flytipping:                                     14.38 tonnes
Litter Bins:                                      8.66 tonnes*

Skips:

80 Skips used for clean-ups in Jan 03                            1,008.3 tonnes cost approx. €71,000

Street Sweepers
Distance swept                           1239.54 km 259.07 tonnes
Gully machine                                                   93.62 tonnes


Litter Wardens                                          227 fines issued
                                                       32 prosecutions initiated


Received in paid fines during January     €16,523

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*Note the tonnage figure supplied is only for the council's on-street litter bins. The council also pays a private company to provide and service approx. 240 on-street litter bins and therefore tonnage figures for the total number of on-street litter bins around the county would be approx. double the figure quoted below.

The county has over 500 on-street litter bins, provided by a combination of direct provision/maintenance from the council and also public/private partnership with a private company supplying and servicing the bins and the council paying for the service. For further information contact office of Director of Environment and Parks . Tel 4149215 or pmoffat@sdublincoco.ie

Issued on behalf of the Council by MKeyes Head of Corporate Services Tel 4149100