Calls to move bring bank centre due to illegal dumping close to a school

A COUNCILLOR is calling for the bring bank centre at Killinarden Community School to be moved elsewhere in a bid to tackle ongoing issues with illegal dumping at the site.

While the bring bank is currently used by many for glass and textile recycling, the area around it has become a magnet for illegal dumping, according to Sinn Féin councillor Dermot Richardson.

“I drove by it a couple of times last week and there’s rubbish spilling out at the sides of the bottle banks, and then that attracts more dumping,” Cllr Richardson told The Echo.

“They need to sort something out because there is a cost to the council [to remove the rubbish].

“It needs to stop. It’s giving the area a bad image. It’s only a minority that’s doing it, but we need to stop this and that’s why I’m calling on the council to put cameras in.”

Cllr Richardson raised the issue at last week’s meeting of the Tallaght Area Committee and asked if the bring bank could be moved from Killinarden Community School.

However, South Dublin County Council described the bring bank as an “important” one that attracts a “high volume” of glass and textiles for recycling and added they would be “hesitant” to remove it.

“As evident from the high volumes of both glass and textiles deposited at this site, it is an important facility that is used by the community in the area and as such we would be hesitant to remove it,” stated the council.

“The identification and suitability of provision of alternative sites is challenging due to the siting criteria involved.”

The council stated that it had employed a number of measures at the site to deter dumping, including the installation of CCTV, while council staff visit the site daily to remove bulky waste.

Other measures include the installation of an audio device and a variable message display.

“These measures [have been] in place for several months now,” said the council.

“Since dumping does continue, their success as well as further options will be reviewed over the coming months.

“Although not the desired outcome, one of these options that may be required will be the removal of the textile banks at the site.”

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