People asked to think green and recycle their Christmas tree

According to the council, every year each household generates an estimated 55 kilograms of packaging, a lot of it unnecessary and a lot of it ending up in the black bin – and heading to landfill.

This year the council has encouraged people to reduce their waste and recycle, both their household waste and packaging and their Christmas tree.

Anything recyclable should be put in the green bin for collection, glass disposed at one of the county’s 63 bring banks and batteries and electrics at the WEEE Clondalkin Community Recycling Initiative, www.recycleit.ie.

The Ballymount Civic Amenity Centre closes at 3pm on December 31, remains closed on New Year’s Day and re-opens to normal hours from January 2.

Christmas tree recycling is also part of the Christmas recycling campaign, with collections operating at numerous locations across the county from January 6 to January 15.

For further information, visit www.sdcc.ie.

Christmas tree recycling locations

Lucan: Beechpark open space; Sarsfie, Park open space; Haydens Lane Car Park in Griffeen Valley Par; Foxborough open space;

Palmerstown: Glenaulin Park, Woodfarm Acres

Clondalkin: Corkagh Park (St Johns Road car park); Corkagh Park (Green Isle car park at Caravan Park entrance); Collinstown Park; Quarryvale Park; Foxdene open space; Grand Canal open space (junction of Bawnogue and Lockview roads)

Tallaght: Raheen open space (opposite Raheen Shopping Centre); Seán Walsh Park – Storage area (behind Old Bawn Community College) near Parks Depot off Whitestown Way; Greenhills; Tymon Park – Limekiln car park; Tymon Park – Tymon North Road car park Old Bawn; Church car park (beside shopping centre); Firhouse: Car park at Cherryfield (off the link road between Firhouse Road and Spawell Roundabout); Car park at Dodder Valley Park, Firhouse Road opposite Woodlawn Estate; 

Rathfarnham: Rathfarnham Castle Park – car park;

Saggart: Parks Depot on Mill Lane

 

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