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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 14, 2019

QUESTION NO.15

QUESTION: Councillor M. Johansson

To ask the Chief Executive to provide an update on the plastic bottle/can deposit scheme (reverse vending machine) including proposed locations in the county?

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council in conjunction with Repak made arrangements with both Tallaght University Hospital and Liffey Valley Shopping Centre for the placing of Repak's Clean Green Rcycling Machines at both those locations.  These facilities accept clean plastic bottles and aluminium cans and have been in place since July of this year.  It is hoped that a number of additional sites can be identified for these, such as the Square in Tallaght.  There is no return given to the user of these facilities and therefore they are not considered to provide a reverse vending scheme, however a donation to charity can be made by the user for each bottle or can returned.