COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

MOTION NO. 15

MOTION: Councillor B. Bonner

That this Committee recommends that a clean up of the Village area be done by Council workers on weekend mornings and that the cost of the service be charged to the fast food operators and off licences who are responsible for the cans, bottles, chip papers, tinfoil take away cartons, pizza boxes etc. that cause such unsightly litter each weekend morning.  Alternatively, can the Manager ensure that traders do the clean up themselves?  McDonalds ensures that its litter is cleaned up, other businesses should be forced to do the same.

REPORT:

There are currently two handcart men/green machine users that operate in Clondlakin Village every Monday to Friday.

The Council utilises the services of both the Operations Unit, the Cleansing Unit in conjunction with a private contractor who has dedicated teams that operate an extensive street-cleaning programme on main roads, local roads and estates.

In addition to routine programmes, locations are assigned following reports submitted via Council Members, Customer Care System, Fix Your Street and from other departments (parks and roads etc)

However due to current budgetary constraints the above programmes of cleansing can only be scheduled during the normal working week.

Tidy Towns - The Clondalkin Tidy Towns group was formed following the meeting in the Civic Offices on 6th March this year. They now play an active role in community clean ups and plan to enter the Tidy Towns competition. The Council has provided clean up materials to the group and arrange for the collection of material under the Social Credits system . The Council will continue to liaise with the group to identify supports required and prioritise actions if possible. The Clondalkin Tidy Towns group now meet twice a week on a Tuesday & Saturday to conduct a litter pick. They are now in the process of conducting a survey of the area to prepare an action plan for the group. Further information is available on www.clondalkintidytowns.com . The group is liaising with all the sectors in Clondalkin including the business sector and the schools

Also the Litter Management Plan 2011 - 2014 was adopted in July 2011. The overall aim of the Litter Management Plan is to make South Dublin County Council a litter free County with the support, co-operation and involvement of the local authority, businesses, communities and individuals.

In order to reduce the litter caused by the incorrect disposal of packaging from Fast Food outlets the following poster has been developed "Dispose of your Fast Food Litter Properly" Fast Food Litter . These posters have now been distributed to all Fast Food outlets.