Recycling
in Sligo
Sligo Kerbside Recycling
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Just as the name suggests, Kerbside Collection is a door-to-door collection of recyclable materials. Clear plastic ‘Recycling Bags’ are available for sale to householders into which clean, dry, mixed recyclable materials can be placed. The recycling bags are then collected from your doorstep by a Kerbside Collection operator who will sort, grade and bale the materials so they can be sent for recycling.
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What can go into the Recycling Bag?
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√ Yes Please
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Χ No Thanks
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Food & Drink Cans
e.g. Soup Cans, Vegetable Cans e.g. Pea & Bean Cans, Fruit Cans, Pet Food Cans, Beverage Cans, Beer Cans..
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Paint Cans, Aerosol Spray Cans. |
Plastic Bottles
e.g. Soft Drink Bottles, Water Bottles, Milk, Shampoo Bottles, Washing-up Liquid Bottles
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Glass, Margarine Tubs, Yoghurt Cartons, Ice-cream Tubs.. |
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Newspapers and Magazines |
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Cardboard
e.g. Cereal boxes, Pizza boxes, Washing-powder box, Corrugated boxes.
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Polystyrene
Food Containers, Wrapping, Food trays |
Tetra-Pak
e.g. Milk Cartons, Juice Cartons.
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For further information on Kerbside Recycling please contact:
Bergin Waste Disposal & Recycling Tel: 09498 60807
Waste Disposal Sligo (W.D.S.) Tel 071 9143037
A dry recyclable kerbside collection commenced in Sligo
Town in January 2003. This pilot initiative within the
Borough Council is aimed at increasing recycling levels
and diverting recoverable waste away from the landfill.
The trial project covers Markievicz Heights,Heatherview
Upper and Meadowvale Estate, which includes a total
of 160 households. Through this scheme specified dry
recyclable materials can be picked up from the householders
front door at a cost of €1.50 per recycling bag.
This scheme has now been rolled out across all
of Sligo Town and to Rosses Point, Strandhill, Ballisodare
and Collooney
Materials accepted are as follows;
- NEWSPAPERS - clean & dry.
- CARDBOARD – dry & flattened.
- PLASTIC BOTTLES - washed & squashed.
- BEVERAGE CANS – washed & squashed.
- STEEL FOOD CANS – scrubbed clean
& dry.
- MAGAZINES - Clean and Dry
- TETRA-PAK - Wash and Flatten
Upon collection all materials are brought to licensed
depots for further separation, baling and transfer to
the end markets. The quality of materials collected must
be high, to ensure that the different
components of the recycling bag can be accepted for
recycling.
Full bags of recyclables are collected fortnightly
and this collection operates as a separate service from
the weekly general refuse collection.
Contact Waste
Disposal Sligo (071 9143037), Bergin Waste Disposal LTD
(0907) 60807 or the Local Authority to find out the
kerbside collection day for your area.
120L Recycling bags are available in many local shops.
Contact the waste disposal operator for details.
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