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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TERENURE-RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE 2

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor J. Lahart

"To ask the Manager to present a report on the public response to the move to fortnightly green bin collections?"

REPLY:

The response to fortnightly collection of green bins has been very positive and can best be seen when the statistics regarding collected tonnages are examined.  In 2007 a total of 15,285 tonnes of waste was recycled, compared to a total of 13,817 tonnes in 2006.  This represents an increase of 10.6%.  In January 2008 a total of 1,681 tonnes has been recycled, compared with 1,290 tonnes in January 2007.  This represents an increase of 30%.  It is expected that the tonnage of materials recycled in 2008 will exceed 20,000 tonnes, and this would represent an increase of around 32% in the recycled tonnage.