A tonne of glass a day is deposited in Leixlip’s two bottle and can banks, at Lidl and Leixlip Amenities Centre, according to the latest figures, provided to Leixlip Tidy Town Association by Dara Wyer, Kildare County Council’s Environmental Awareness Officer.
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Coolmine Recycling Centre is located in Coolmine Industrial Estate, Dublin 15. The recycling centre is provided by Fingal Council. Members of the public can bring along a wide range of of items for recycling or disposal
If you are aware of incidences of littering, just contact the litter wardens and they will act on the information (including seeing people discarding litter from vehicles- just take a note of the vehicle registration). An on-the-spot fine of €125 may be issued. If the offence is of a serious nature or the fine goes unpaid, the offender may be taken to court where fines of up to €3,000 may be issued.
Freephone Hotline Litter: 1800-243143
If you would like to talk to the Leixlip litter warden, Peter O' Mahony, in confidence, you can meet him by arrangement. You can also telephone Peter directly to report littering on 087-2533702
Illegal dumping generally refers to littering on a large scale. This includes abandoned vehicles, furniture, illegal dumps in old quarries and on agricultural land. KCC employs a number of engineers to ensure that this dumping is tackled. If you are aware of illegal dumping you can report it in strict confidence. We may need to take your contact details in order to locate the specific site, but you will not be called as a witness if you do not wish to.
Illegal Dumping Hotline: 045-980588
Alternatively, you can contact the Environmental Protection Agency- they have a dedicated Hotline: 1850365121 or see http://www.epa.ie/
There are three separate door-to-door collections; KCC, Thorntons Recycling & Allied Waste Management.
Thorntons & Allied collect their bins every two weeks, and KCC collections are every four weeks.
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