COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

QUESTION NO. 10

QUESTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

"To ask the Chief Executive what resources are available for local community groups looking to take part in National Spring Clean Week?"

REPLY:

National Spring Clean is Ireland’s most popular, well recognized and successful anti-litter initiative.

It takes place during the whole month of April and now in its 20th year.

The purpose of the National Spring Clean initiative is to:

• Encourage clean-ups throughout the whole month of April
• Galvanise the practices of recycling and re-use where possible
• Increase the number of Events and Participants
• Promote personal responsibility for litter
• Heighten awareness of litter and waste issues

Resident associations, community groups, schools and individuals are encouraged to register with an Taisce. They then receive a clean-up pack with bags, gloves and tabards. South Dublin County Council support this campaign through promoting the event, distributing bags and litter pick materials and collecting the material picked by the group and disposing of it.

In addition South Dublin County Council have very active campaigns to promote community engagement in litter control through the Tidy Towns programme and the Social Credits system. The Community Clean-ups initiative through the Social Credits Scheme allows groups to avail of materials year round. Groups can apply for support for community clean ups through envawareness@SDUBLINCOCO.ie