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Recycling Bring Centres
Recycling facilities are provided for use by residents across the county. Please do not leave bags, boxes or other waste material at the centres.
A list of bring centres and materials accepted is contained in the following pdf document Recycling Bring Centres .
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Recycling Centres for Household Waste
Please note the Winter opening hours for the Kilmallock and Newcastle West Recycling Centres are now in operation. Opening Hours are as follows:
Kilmallock: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 10am to 5pm
Newcastle West: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10am to 5pm
Mungret: Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 5pm
Details of the materials accepted, charges and location of the centres are available at the website www.limerickrecyclingcentres.ie
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Green Waste Recycling
Green waste is described as tree and hedge clippings, light branches (<10cm in diameter) and grass cuttings. This waste is accepted at the following sites:
Gortadroma Landfill Site
(opening hours are Monday - Friday 8.00am to 3.30pm, closed for lunch(12.50 - 1.30)
Mungret Household Waste Recycling Centre
Kilmallock Household Waste Recycling Centre
Newcastle West Household Waste Recycling Centre
See recycling centres for opening days and times.
The waste collected is mulched and composted and used when mature by the Council's Horticultural Crew on grounds maintenance throughout the County.
The Green Waste Facility that was available at the Council's Depot in the Annacotty Business Park is no longer open to the public as this site is now exclusively used as a maturation site for compost.
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Household Battery Recycling
Small household batteries can be very easily recycled at a number of locations across the county. Batteries should not be disposed of in household wheelie bins as they can be environmentally damaging when the casing on the battery begins to disintegrate.
Collection points for household batteries have been established at all area offices (Annacotty, Croom, Kilmallock, Newcastle West and Rathkeale) and the following libraries/information centres:
Abbeyfeale Library,
Adare Heritage Centre,
Dooradoyle Library,
Foynes Library
Newcastlewest Library.
Most schools have now received a battery recycling box from the Council and pupils are collecting batteries for recycling as part of the green school's programme. Check with your local school to see if you can drop off your batteries there as well.
If you use a lot of batteries for toys or household appliances or personal equipment such as digital cameras, why not consider investing in a rechargeable batteries & a recharger? Initially the cost is more expensive than single use batteries, but the batteries can be recharged over and over which is better for the environment and will save you money over time.
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School Book Recycling
There is a school book recycling website especially designed to assist parents and schools to sell, buy or exchange unwanted school books at a fraction of the normal retail cost. Used copy books, workbooks or damaged books can be added to the mixed paper recycling stream at either the Kilmallock or Newcastle West Recycling Centre.
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