COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE/FIRHOUSE/BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, June 09, 2020

MOTION NO. 15

MOTION: Councillor Mary Seery-Kearney

Cathaoirleach's Business

The current Council policy for the selection and placement of litter bins are chosen as follows:

Locations where requests for bins should receive priority for litter bin placements are:

•Town and village centres

•Vicinity of shops such as newsagents, food retailers, supermarkets

•Areas where people congregate e.g. bus stops, tram stops, post offices, public service buildings /

offices

•Main routes to schools

•Larger parks greater than 16 hectares in size e.g. in the vicinity of play grounds and dog runs

While this would appear to be a sensible selection criteria, there are parks in the Templeogue area in particular that are either inadequately served by bins or not served at all.

I am asking that this Committee support my motion for a review of the criteria for the placement of litter bins or in the alternative that the litter management plan is accelerated to cope with the increased usage of outdoors and consequently the increased littering by small numbers of the public. 

REPORT:

The litter management plan was reviewed during the course of 2019 and was adopted by the County Council at the March 2020 meeting, the plan covers the period 2020 to 2022.  The plan includes as an appendix a litter bin provision protocol which is as set out below.  This protocol was examined and considered as part of the litter management plan review process and it should be noted that no changes were recommended to it.  The current policy therefore is that litter bins are generally not provided in parks which are smaller than 16 hectares in size.

'It is neither desirable nor effective to simply provide litter bins on a request basis. This protocol aims to set out the basic principles for litter bin placement to provide consistency and appropriate coverage in all parts of the county. This should provide greater understanding of litter bin provision and inform requests for new litter bins.  Locations where requests for bins should receive priority for litter bin placements are:

• Town and village centres
• Vicinity of shops such as newsagents, food retailers, supermarkets
• Areas where people congregate e.g. bus stops, tram stops, post offices, public service buildings / offices
• Main routes to schools
• Larger parks greater than 16 hectares in size e.g. in the vicinity of playgrounds and dog runs

Locations that are not considered suitable for litter bins as they tend to attract dumping, vandalism are:

• Residential areas with no mixed usage, especially cul-de-sac type developments, as they attract dumping of household waste around the litter bins
• Parks less than 16 hectares (40 acres) in size where located in residential areas, unless some demonstrable demand exists that cannot be met by bin placement on street.'