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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 10, 2011

HEADED ITEM NO. 9

CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING PROGRAMME

REPLY:

Following representations from the Elected Members regarding the operation of a Christmas Tree Recycling Programme for the county the situation has now been reviewed and it has been decided to run a programme on this occasion.  However,  the diversion of resources to Christmas tree recycling will impact negatively on other work programmes within the Parks Department, specifically the Tree Planting and Maintenance Programme.

It should be noted that the brown bin is ideal for the disposal of Christmas trees and would save residents from having to bring the trees to any other location and enable the speedy disposal of the trees as the first brown bin collection in 2011 is the week commencing 10th January. The cost of operating this programme will be reviewed in terms of any future programme.

Details of the Council's Christmas Tree Recycling Programme has been placed on the Council's website and notice of the programme will also appear in local media on the 5th January 2011.

The following is the schedule of locations where Christmas Trees can be recycled:-

LUCAN

Beechpark open space, Sarsfield Park open space, Hayden's Lane Car Park in Griffeen Valley

PALMERSTON

Glenaulin Park

CLONDALKIN

Corkagh Park (St. John's Road entrance car-park), Corkagh Park (Green Isle car-park at Caravan Park entrance), Collinstown Park, Quarryvale Park, Foxdene open space, Foxborough Park open space, Grand Canal Park (junstion Bawnogue and Lockview Rd.)

SAGGART

Park's Depot on Mill Lane

TALLAGHT

Raheen Open Space (Opposite Raheen Shopping Centre), Sean Walsh Park - Storage area (behind Old Bawn Community School) near Parks Depot off Whitestown Way.

GREENHILLS

Tymon Park - Limekiln car park, Tymon Park - Tymon North Road car park

TEMPLEOGUE

Tymon Park - Willington Car Park

OLD BAWN

Aylesbury open space (beside shopping centre)

FIRHOUSE

Car park at Cherryfield (off the link road between Firhouse Road and Spawell Roundabout).

RATHFARNHAM

Rathfarnham Castle Park - car park

Trees can be left at the above locations from Thursday 6th January to Saturday 15th of January 2011. The trees will be shredded for recycling.