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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
MOTION NO.1
MOTION: Councillor L. Hagin Meade
To ask for a new litter bin location be added to Whitechurch Green due to ongoing problems with glass and other litter.
REPORT:
The provision of litter bins is carried out in accordance with the Litter Bin Installation Protocol as set out in the Litter Management Plan. The protocol sets out the basic principles for litter bin placement to provide consistency and appropriate coverage in all parts of the county.
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 run.
The provision of litter bins is carried out in accordance with the Litter Bin Installation Protocol as set out in the Litter Management Plan. The protocol sets out the basic principles for litter bin placement to provide consistency and appropriate coverage in all parts of the county.
When a request is made for a new or replacement litter bin, the Council will evaluate each proposed location based on the above criteria, taking into consideration the presence of existing litter bins within 400-meters.
The Public Realm Section has reviewed the request for an additional litter bin in Whitechurch Green having regard to the Litter Bin Installation Protocol as set out in the Litter Management Plan. The locations where the bin is requested is already served by 3 bins in close proximity (less than 400m away).
- There is one bin at the shops on Whitechurch Green and one at the church, there is also a litter bin on Whitechurch Way near the playground.
- The Public Realm projects team have confirmed that an additional litter bin will be installed at the teen space area once its completed.
Presently the area is well served with bins, the Council will continue to monitor the area for litter.