COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 14, 2010

QUESTION NO. 26

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

To ask the Manager if the volume/tonnage of Green Waste being received at the Ballymount Facility has increased significantly since the Esker, Lucan facility was closed?

REPLY:

The tonnages of green waste received at Ballymount Civic Amenity in the first four months of 2009 and 2010 show that there is an increase of approximately 50% in the quantity received in 2010.

  2009 2010  
  TONNAGE TONNAGE % INCREASE / DECREASE
JAN 41.46 36.22 -12.64%
FEB 49.54 74.15 49.68%
MAR 134.2 174.36 29.93%
APRIL 146.04 273.82 87.50%
TOTAL 371.24 558.55 50.46%

The Council will shortly be introducing the Brown Bin service providing a door to door service for organic waste.