19/12/2003

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 The information below may be out of date.

Ballymount solid waste Recycling, Baling and Civic Amenity Center

The Council endeavours to ensure that no nuisance is caused to residents who llive in the area close to above centre and following complaints have now installed a MONASHELL Biological Control System at Ballymount Baling Station, installation was comleted late 2003.  As it is a biologically active syatem, a series of efficiency tests and monitorings were carried out and following test modifications to the the system were made throughout  October and November, The final phase of modification is  is ongoing through December and when completed the system will again be tested for efficiency. The Council is committed to resolving this situation as can be seen from efforts taken to date and ongoing attention to monitoring.

In the meantime,daily odour inspections in the environs are carried out by staff of the Environmental Services Department . Strong odours have not emanated from the facility over recent weeks due to measures taken above and cold weather conditions.  Statistics regarding complaints record a 50% reduction in complaints received and dealt with in 2003 in comparision to 2002,  It is hoped that these measures will satisfactorily resolve the problems for all concerned

Further enquiries to the Office of the Director of Environment at Tel: 4621251

Released on behalf of the Council by B Hickey Head of Corporate Services bhickey@sdublincoco.ie Tel 4149000 www.southdublin.ie