COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
HEADED ITEM NO. 11
Bottle bank Grange Rd / Sarah Curran Ave
The Aims of the South Dublin County Council Recycling Strategy are to
The existing recycling facility is located at the corner of the Grange Road and Sarah Curran Avenue and accepts glass only.
Access to this recycling facility is 24 hours a day, seven days a week as there are no physical restrictions to pedestrian users or vehicles entering the area. The Marlay Park Bring Banks, located in the Car Park on Grange Road, maintained by the neighbouring local authority Dun Laoghhaire Rathdown County Council operate between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm during the months of January, November, and December, increasing to 9 am to 9 pm throughout May to August.
The nearest glass recycling facility within the South Dublin Administrative area is located at the junction of Nutgrove Avenue and Grange Road, approximately 830 metres away. These units are located on concrete steps along the frontage of the Grange Road at the small car park.
The Sarah Curran site is currently accessible to pedestrians and vehicular traffic and the proposed improvement to the Grange Road will further enhance the linkage to the local communities. The chosen site at Sarah Curran Avenue facilitates servicing the banks as there are no overhead wires, and there is sufficient space for turning and parking for the Collection vehicle. The proposed project at Grange Road is divided into 2no. phases. The area where the bottle banks are located is in Phase 2 of the overall project and will only proceed as far as detailed design by the end of 2013. The design process for Phase 2 is ongoing by the consultant. Environmental services department has requested that the Consulting Designer incorporate them into the proposed design, acknowledging both the visual and accessible issues in the process.
There is indirect supervision as the bring banks are located in a public place – alongside the main road where there is a lot of passing traffic. Users are reminded on signage not to leave used glass on the ground at recycling banks as this slows collection and attracts unwanted dumping.
The area is maintained by the Council Public Realm section who removes dumped waste material twice a week from the site. Any reports of waste material collecting in the area are reported to the depots for removal.