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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, May 21, 2018

MOTION NO. 1

MOTION: Councillor L. Dunne

"That this Area Committee calls on the Chief Executive to install a bin outside the gates of St Aidan's Community School and to liase with the principle for the purpose of supporting her & the staff's continued work with the students about the impacts of the environment and on the community when they are involved in littering."

REPORT:

"The Green Schools programme is very successful with 134 schools in the County involved.

Litter and waste is the first theme in the Green schools programme and all schools can avail of talks, workshops and information in relation to Litter. This flag theme highlights the ongoing effects of litter in the community. Schools carry out waste audits and litter picks and Green Flag schools create anti-litter awareness campaigns as part of this first flag. This in general results in a reduction of waste and litter in the environment. St Aidan’s Community School have achieved their Litter, Energy and Water Flag and are currently working on achieving their 4^th Flag for travel. 

Many communications are disseminated to all schools throughout the year addressing litter issues, for example :

• Green times School newsletters - circulated twice yearly
• Litter & Waste work-shops
• Anti-litter poster competition.
• Christmas recycling competition
• Halloween workshops to encourage recycling
• ReUse month events including workshops for schools
• European Week for Waste Prevention
• Tackle Litter Video shown in schools.

Schools are also informed of projects in the wider community.

• National anti- Gum litter campaigns.
• Anti Litter /Graffiti grant
• LA21 grants
• Social credits system

In addition National Spring Clean is an annual event and takes place in April each year - schools are encouraged to participate. Eco-week organised by the Council each year has many events including those on the of litter and waste topic - many of the events target schools." Contact will be made with the school in relation to the provision of supports.

The Litter Management Plan 2015-2019 sets out the Council's Litter Bin Provision and Replacement Protocol and locations where requests for bins should receive priority include main routes to schools.  The location will be examined having regard to the criteria set out in the LMP including whether there is an existing bin nearly ie within 400m.

This location will be examined in order to select a suitable location for the installation of a litter bin as requested.