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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TERENURE-RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

QUESTION No 1

QUESTION: Councillor J. Lahart

"To ask the Manager for an update on progress with regard to the Bring Centre at Grange Road, Rathfarnham?"

REPLY:

The glass Bring Bank at Grange Road, Rathfarnham is one of 50 recycling Bring Banks provided by the Council. This location is amongst the top five busiest sites in the County.

In response to complaints received regarding dumping at the site the Council, as part of a pilot programme has installed CCTV at the site to monitor the site and identify with a view to prosecution persons who are found littering or dumping at the site. CCTV was installed mid August 2007.

The site is maintained (containers emptied and rubbish removed) by the contractor four days per week including Sundays. In addition, this site is also included on the graffiti crew's rota to ensure that any graffiti is removed.

The Waste Management Plan for the Dublin Region 2005-2010 outlines ambitious targets for household recycling which includes the expansion of the green bin service to include plastic bottles, commencing this month and, provision of a brown bin service and the expansion of the number of Bring centre locations particularly for glass.

In recent months the Council has had discussions with staff from the Office of Public Works regarding the possible re-siting of the Bring Banks to the car park of the St Enda's Park. These discussions will continue to see whether some arrangement can be achieved.