Waste centres open for recycling of trees

Christmas tree recycling centres have been opening at different locations throughout the State.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council was the latest local authority to open its centres yesterday, following the lead of Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council.

Tree recycle centres in South Dublin County Council open tomorrow, while those in Cork and Galway will open on Friday.

Recycling is free of charge at all centres. Most will be open for between two and three weeks, after which people can bring trees to permanent green waste-recycling centres in their local authority area. Householders are also being encouraged to recycle Christmas packaging and other waste generated over the holiday season.

According to Repak, the average household consumes 16 bottles of wine, 50 beverage cans, 83 plastic bottles and three rolls of gift wrap during the Christmas period. However, it stresses, most of the packaging is highly recyclable. Repak is operating 77 special Green Christmas recycling centres throughout the country, details of which can be found at www.repak.ie

Further details of Christmas tree recycling initiatives can be found at: www.raceagainstwaste.ie; and www.dublinwaste.ie

This is a full list of centres in the four Dublin local authority areas, Cork city, Limerick city and Galway city.

Dublin City

Centres now open and will remain so until January 23rd, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. North Central: trees can be recycled at: Belcamp Park; Edenmore Park; Mt Olive Park, Kilbarrack; and Alfie Byrne Road, Fairview.

Central: Ashington Park; Smithfield (at Glass Banks); Nephin Park, Cabra; Ballybogan Road (at Glass Banks); and Griffith Park, Drumcondra (Walsh Road entrance).

South Central: Le Fanu Park; Brickfields Park, Crumlin; Bushy Park, Terenure; Walkinstown Park; Eamonn Ceannt Park; Stanaway Park; and Cooke Street (Green area).

South East: Milltown (car park); Sandymount Strand (first car park); and Rathmines Swimming Pool (Car Park).

North West: Albert College, Glasnevin; Johnstown Park; Tolka Valley Park; Mellows Park; and Poppintree Park.

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown

Centres now open, and will remain so until January 17th, after which trees will only be accepted at Ballyogan Recycling Facility, Carrickmines. Trees will be accepted at: West Pier carpark, Dún Laoghaire; Cabinteely Park; Mount Anville Parks Depot; main car park, Marlay Park; Blackrock Park; and Eden Park, Glasthule.

Fingal

Centres now open, and will remain so until January 14th. North county: Ardgillan Castle Parks Depot; Bath Road car park, Balbriggan; South Strand lay-by, Skerries; Hayestown Depot, Rush; Ball Alley car park, Lusk; Turvey Parks Depot; Outlands Parks Depot, Rathbeale Road, Swords; The Square, Donabate; and The Brook, Portrane.

Malahide/Portmarnock: Malahide Castle Parks Depot; public car park, Strand Road, Portmarnock; Kinsealy Court, Kinsealy; The Banks car park, Malahide; Seagrange Park, Baldoyle; Sutton Park, Sutton; harbour car park, Howth.

West: Coolmine Parks Depot; Auburn Avenue/Castleknock Park open space; Carpenterstown Park East, Castleknock; Cherryfield Park, Hartstown; Corduff Park, Blanchardstown; Blakestown Road/Blakestown Way junction, Whitestown; Buzzardstown Lane/Church Road junction, Mulhuddart; and Littlepace Shopping Centre car park, Castaheany, Clonee.

South Dublin

Centres opening tomorrow. Lucan: Green Waste Recycling Centre, Esker Lane; Beechpark open space; and Sarsfield Park open space. Palmerstown: Woodfarm Acres open space; and Glenaulin Park.

Clondalkin: Corkagh Park (in the car park); Collinstown Park; Quarryvale Park; Foxdene open space; Foxborough Park open space; and Grand Canal open space (junction Bawnogue and Lockview Road).

Tallaght: McGee Park (rear of Raheen Shopping Centre); and Sean Walsh Park depot of Whitestown Way.

Kilnamanagh: Kilnamanagh - Tree Park Road. Greenhills: Tymon Park - Limekiln car park; and Tymon Park - Tymon North Road car park.

Templeogue: Glendown - opposite the Statoil garage. Old Bawn: Aylesbury open space (beside shopping centre); and Old Bawn Way open space (junction of Avenue and Way).

Firhouse: New car park at Cherryfield (off the link road between Firhouse Road and Spawell roundabout).

Rathfarnham: Rathfarnham Castle Park car park.

Saggart: Parks Depot on Mill Lane.

Cork

Centres will operate from January 7th to 31st: Civic Amenity Recycling Centre, Kinsale Road; Parks Depot, Togher (adjacent to Clasduv Park); Murphy's Farm, Bishopstown (across from tennis courts); Ballinlough Park (adjacent to Gus Healy Swimming Pool); Skehard Road (playground between old Cliffe and Kilbrack Lawn); Green at junction of Ringmahon Road and Castle Road; Glen Amenity Park; Green at junction of Murmount Road and Iona Road, Montenotte; Green adjacent to Tinkers Cross traffic lights; Green adjacent to Sam Allen Sports Complex, Knockfree Avenue, Gurranabraher; Green in front of new reservoir on Harbour View Road, Knocknaheeny; Parks Depot, Fairhill; Kennedy Park, Victoria Road; and Lee Fields at bottle bank site, Carrigrohane Road.

Galway

Centres will operate from January 7th to 17th at: Ballyloughane, Renmore; Clain Fada, off the Headford Road; Grattan Road Beach, Salthill; Hunters Caravan Park, Barna; and Mervue open space, off McHugh Avenue.

Limerick

Trees will be recycled on Saturday, January 8th, at Our Lady of Lourdes Action Centre, Childers Road between 10.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m.; and on Saturday, January 15th, at Moyross Action Centre, same times; Limerick City Council said it would announce further dates and could be contacted for details at (061) 415799.