Actions

Responsibility

Time Frame

1

Raise awareness of roles and responsibility of various stakeholder relating to litter management

Enforcement & Licensing

Ongoing

2

Implement all relevant legislation, regulations and bye-laws

Enforcement & Licensing

Ongoing active enforcement of all provisions of the Litter Pollution Act 1997, as amended, Waste Management Acts & associated regulations, Control of Dogs – dog fouling

Legal Proceedings

June to August

50 cases referred for prosecution

9 cases listed for court hearing

0 appeals listed for Court Hearing

3

Continue to operate the Customer Relations Management Systems (MembersNet, FYS, Customer Contact System, Environmental Complaints System) to track complaints/reports from initial contact to resolution

Enforcement & Licensing

June to August 2017

Total - 1746

Membersnet - 256

Fix Your Street – 301

E.C.S. - 1189

4

Maintain high profile targeted warden service with foot and drive by patrols as appropriate in towns, villages, cemeteries and allotments

Enforcement & Licensing

Ongoing foot patrols by Litter Warden service, with particular emphasis on county towns and villages. All incidents reported investigated for evidence

Fixed Payments Notices issued

June to August

Illegal Dumping/Litter 76

Owner / occupier failure to keep land litter free   1

Unauthorised Posters / Advertising /Signage

31

Failure to keep footpath/margin free of litter 1

5

Examine alternative Warden Service uniform

Enforcement & Licensing

Ongoing

6

Use overt and covert CCTV cameras and technologies to monitor areas prone to illegal dumping and to support enforcement action

Enforcement & Licensing

CCTV/ Rapid Deployment Cameras provided at various locations.

Purchase of additional equipment for deployment.

7

Engage on a regional basis to develop solutions to tackle dumping in the Dublin region (Smart Dublin)

Enforcement & Licensing

Smart Dublin – SBIR - Seeking low cost, innovative, technological solutions in the form of products, services or applications to tackle illegal dumping in the Dublin region

Presentations and assessment of submissions took place on 20^th July 2017. 

Information session for the 6 winners of the SBIR Challenges on 5^th September .

8

Manage and maintain Memorandums of Understanding with utility companies in relation to graffiti removal

Enforcement & Licensing

Ongoing

3 Year MOU signed with ESB Networks

1 Year MoU signed with Eir

1 Year MoU to be signed in Q4 with Virgin Media

9

Operation of village cleaning programme including weekend service

Public Realm

Ongoing Village cleansing in all town and village centres daily (Monday to Friday) and also on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

Continuous village maintenance work in Tallaght, Clondalkin, and Lucan and it’s proposed to now extend this service to other town/ village locations around the County.

Litter bin and cleaning service carried out in various parks on bank holiday weekends (Sean Walsh, Tymon, Corkagh, and Griffeen Valley) and this is in addition to the village cleaning work.

10

Planned and scheduled clean-ups of identified litter blackspots in the county

Public Realm

Continuous clean-ups of blackspots (scheduled & planned) 

Successful applications made under the national Anti - Dumping Initiatives under two tranches.

Preparations for completion of works as approved, by end of September.

11

Servicing and maintenance of Bring Banks to ensure that they are litter free

Public Realm

Ongoing service of textile facilities being carried out by three service providers (74 recycling/ bring centres)

Arrangements being made to remove some textile facilities not covered under existing contracts due to their inappropriate use for illegal dumping.

Regional contract in place for the servicing (emptying) of the glass/ can recycling banks. Tender process underway to put in place new contract .

12

Conclude review litter bin provision in Public Realm having regard to Litter Bin Placement Protocol

Public Realm

Solar(Big Belly)street bin pilot agreed for Rathfarnham – arrangements being made for procurement

13

Enforce litter control measures in Conditions of Allocation for Playing Fields

Public Realm

Ongoing

14

Targeted inspection of playing pitches with high litter issues

Public Realm

Ongoing

15

Use of internal systems to track and manage the removal graffiti from public property.

Public Realm

Reported Graffiti being tracked on CC system.

All reports forwarded to the relevant bodies for scheduled removal.

16

Targeted programme to remove bonfire material from public places in advance of Halloween

Public Realm

Will take place in Q4

17

Mapping of Halloween bonfires to identify trends and inform planned interventions (talk to Teresa/Leo/IT)

Public Realm

Q4 as above

18

Clean up and removal of Halloween bonfire material in timely manner

Public Realm

Q4 as above

19

Operate Laneway Maintenance programme at identified locations across the county and continue to seek solutions to issues

Public Realm

Ongoing

20

Provide scheduled waste removal for registered local community groups engaged in community clean ups

Public Realm

52 weekly scheduled clean up pickups.

667 clean up pickups were carried out in the months of June, July and August.

21

Participation and support for National Spring Clean events

Public Realm

Q2. (April)

High level of activity maintained during SCW 2017.   See above.

22

Promote Anti-Litter & Anti-graffiti (dog fouling, anti-litter, illegal dumping, anti-graffiti etc ) radio and cinema advertisement campaign

Communication & Awareness

The tackle litter advert ran in the cinema in Tallaght and Liffey Valley and also on the radio in the square Tallaght. The till receipts for June and July in Supervalu advertising tackle litter

23

Administer Anti-Litter and

Anti-Graffiti Awareness Grant

Communication & Awareness

2017 AL/AG grant has been approved and all applications have been contacted regarding the grant

24

Promote environmental schools poster and slogan competition

Communication & Awareness

The poster competition for 2017-2018 school year will be advertised on the schools page and also in the September issue of the Green times newsletter.

25

Promote the Green Dog Walkers initiative and responsible dog ownership

Communication & Awareness

GDW initiative and responsible dog ownership continue to be promoted eg, dog licences and social media.

Dog Poo video / advertisement has been filmed and will be ready to air in September.

26

Promote National Gum Litter Task Force

Communication & Awareness

The Gum Litter Task Force was launched in SDCC on Tuesday 30th May with the Deputy Mayor in Clondalkin Village. The national campaign continues to be advertised on National Television and in the cinema

27

Promote and support the PURE Initiative

Communication & Awareness

PURE Awards are set for the 3^rd October

28

Promote and support Tidy Towns Initiative through grant schemes eg LA21, Anti Litter and Anti Graffiti Awareness

Communication & Awareness

“Adopt a Bring Bank” continues to be promoted through the PPN, Tidy Towns and social credits groups 

29

Review and promote Social Credit Scheme

Communication & Awareness

The newly developed Social credits newsletter http://www.sdcc.ie/news/social-credits-scheme-newsletter-june-2017

30

Support community groups through Social Credit Scheme

Communication & Awareness

Community clean-ups:

June -192

July - 267

August - 208

Our SCS green space enhancement initiative has just started with 9 applicants taking part.

31

Provide support   and administer the Green Schools Programme

Communication & Awareness

Green Schools seminar - 21^st September to encourage all schools to take part in the programme

Green time newsletter dissemination in September outlining supports for schools

32

Promote Seasonal Campaigns

Communication & Awareness

The regional Brown Food Waste/Food waste awareness campaign is currently being advertised via social media and the SDCC site for June and July