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Recycling facilities in city centre

thekingof79 · 2011-01-16 23:33:13

I was just wondering could anyone advise me on a facility in the city centre where i could recycle plastic bottlles and cans, any help would be greatly appreciated

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17-01-2011 12:33am

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thekingof79

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I was just wondering could anyone advise me on a facility in the city centre where i could recycle plastic bottlles and cans, any help would be greatly appreciated

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#2 17-01-2011 1:43am
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Cans go in the green bin.

Other stuff:

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#3 17-01-2011 5:36pm
thekingof79

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what can i do if i dont have access to a green bin and live in the city centre

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#4 17-01-2011 5:52pm
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You can buy recycling bags and just leave them out. There's an older thread about them here.
Handy for metal/paper etc.

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#5 17-01-2011 7:43pm
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Plastic bottles and cans go in the green bin, they are not accepted at the recycling centre because kerbside collection is provided. You should have a green bin collection no matter where in the city you live or who your waste collector is. All waste collectors in the city are obliged to provide a 3-bin waste collection service for their customers. in the past, some got around this by listing apartment blocks as commercial premises - but since July 2010 commercial premises also have to have segregated waste collection. You could contact your waste provider and request a green bin or Galway City Council and they can follow up on it. hth.

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#6 17-01-2011 7:50pm
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ask ed wrote: »

Plastic bottles and cans go in the green bin, they are not accepted at the recycling centre because kerbside collection is provided. You should have a green bin collection no matter where in the city you live or who your waste collector is. All waste collectors in the city are obliged to provide a 3-bin waste collection service for their customers. in the past, some got around this by listing apartment blocks as commercial premises - but since July 2010 commercial premises also have to have segregated waste collection. You could contact your waste provider and request a green bin or Galway City Council and they can follow up on it. hth.

I think it's a green collection that they have to provide, not necessarily bins. Some do it with bags, and as Biko said, the bags can be purchased.

I'm in a multi-story block, with NO outside area at all: there is no way on earth that we could be served by bins.

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#7 17-01-2011 8:00pm
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Sorry, meant collection not bins, they have to provide the service not necessarily the bins, thanks JustMary.

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