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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
QUESTION NO. 7
QUESTION: Councillor L. Hagin Meade
To ask the manager to comment on the progress of the provision of bottle banks and recycling services for residents of the Firhouse and Bohernabreena area.
REPLY:
The nearest bring bank sites which are available to residents of the Firhouse and Bohernabreena areas are listed below along with details of materials accepted at these sites :
- Firhouse Community Centre, Ballycullen Drive (glass and textiles accepted)
- Firhouse Shopping Centre (textiles only accepted)
- Aherns Public House Car Park, Old Bawn Road (glass only accepted)
- Bohernabreena Bus Terminal (glass only accepted)
The provision of an additional site in the area is being considered at the Dodder Valley Park car park which is opposite the Speaker Connolly pub. If this proposed site passes the suitability assessment it is hoped that it will be operational by the third quarter of this year.
Up to date information (including a map) in relation to the Council's bring bank network is available at the following link:
https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/environment/recycling-and-waste/bring-banks/
Additional recycling facilities are also available at the Council's Civic Amenity Recycling Centre in Ballymount Industrial Estate. Please see the link below for information on all the materials accepted at this site.
https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/environment/recycling-and-waste/recycling-centres/