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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

MOTION NO. 26

MOTION: Councillor C. Brady

This committee calls on the CEO to organise a paint amnesty within the Lucan-Palmerstown-North Clondalkin (LPNC) electoral area to give residents a local and accessible option for the safe disposal of leftover or unwanted paint. This service is particularly important for those without access to private transport—including older residents and those reliant on public transport—for whom travelling to Ballymount Civic Amenity Centre is not feasible and for whom hiring transport can be prohibitively expensive. The paint amnesty should be well-publicised, include convenient local drop-off points, and be designed to maximise accessibility and participation.

REPORT:

Our Waste Enforcement & Licensing team have applied to the Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authorities (WERLA) for funding under the Anti-Dumping Initiative (ADI) to hold a hazardous liquid take back scheme in line with previous years.

As paints and thinners are considered hazardous, we engage a specialist firm - ENVA to dispose of the material correctly.

If funding is approved, the Waste Enforcement & Licensing team will run the amnesty again towards the end of the summer, but due to the nature of the material it is done centrally, where the appropriate mitigation measures can be put in place in case of spillages etc.

The event will be publicised well in advance, should funding become available.