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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 08, 2022

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor E. Murphy

To ask the Chief Executive if there are plans for the provision of extra recycling bottle bins in the Firhouse Bohernabreena LEA.

REPLY:

The Council is anxious to establish additional bring bank sites around the county however in recent years it has been possible to establish only a very small number of additional sites.  While the community in general requires this service, householders and businesses are reluctant to have these facilities close by.  The Council's community recycling strategy requires that consultation with affected residents or businesses is required on any proposal to locate a bring bank within 50 metres of that property.  It is also the case that many privately owned sites, such as neighbourhood shopping centres for example, are suitable for the siting of bring banks however in most cases the property owners or property management companies are unwilling to give permission for such proposals.  The Council will however continue to seek additional sites where possible and any assistance that can be provided in this regard would be gratefully received. 

A review of the community recycling strategy will take place during the current year under the SPC work programme and a new strategy document will be put in place at the end of this process.  The issues which currently are obstructing progress in this area will be examined under the review.  It is hoped that new initiatives which will come into place over the lifetime of the Waste Management Plan for a Circular Economy will also attempt to address the difficulties encountered by local authorities in increasing the number and spread of bring bank facilities.