Clare County Council this week launched its annual recycling campaign to urge householders to spare a thought for the environment this year while enjoying all the seasonal festivities.
A series of tips aimed at reducing waste in the home at Christmas has been published on the Council website at www.clarecoco.ie, while the local authority also has announced that it will be providing a free collection service for Christmas trees at various locations throughout the County during January.
Meanwhile, the Christmas and New Year opening hours for Clare County Council’s Waste Management Facilities, including the Recycling Centres, has been published online.
Mayor of Clare Cllr. Pat Hayes this week encouraged the people of Clare to avail of the Waste Management facilities provided by Clare County Council.
“We all produce extra waste over Christmas so it is a perfect time to focus that bit more on all that unnecessary waste”, stated Mayor Hayes.
The Mayor continued: “I wish to compliment the public on the high household recycling rate in Clare at 38%, which is the highest in the region. I would encourage householders and the business community to re-use and recycle during the festive season and in 2012. I wish the people of Clare a peaceful Christmas, and health and happiness in the New Year”.
According to Betty Devanny, Environment & Water Services Directorate, Clare County Council: “There are many ways to keep the festive season fun while reducing the negative social, economic and environmental impacts. We are urging people to reduce, reuse, recycle and compost to help us make a difference this Christmas.”
“With the Christmas holidays comes lots of extra packaging, particularly in the home. Packaging increases by 30% over the Christmas period. However, most of this packaging can be recycled. There are more items and packaging to recycle around Christmas, but make it your gift to the environment to recycle all year round”, added Ms. Devanny.
Top Ten Tips to reduce waste this Christmas and during 2012:
• Recycling isn’t just for Christmas time. After Christmas you can recycle your used packaging, used electrical items and batteries at your local Recycling Centre or Waste Collector.
• Keep all recyclables clean. Remember to WASH and SQUASH before POPPING them into your recycle bin.
• Remember put the following Christmas packaging in your recycle bin or take to your local Recycling Centre once they are clean and dry: - Cardboard and Paper; Food tins; Aluminium Drink Cans; Plastic
• Keep glass separate for recycling at the bottle bank or recycling centre. Do not leave your bottles on the ground in boxes or bags at the bottle bank as it is a litter offence leaving you open to potential prosecution.
• Recycle your used cardboard and Christmas wrapping paper by folding rather than scrunching it up. Christmas crackers and Christmas cards are all recyclable. Make sure all the cardboard and paper is clean and dry
• Recycle food tins and aluminium drink cans – Remove any left over food from tin and rinse out the drink can and if you can, squash the tin/can.
• Recycle plastic drinks bottles, milk bottles, shampoo bottles, detergent and washing up liquid bottles, soap dispenser bottles, shower gel bottles and yoghurt drink bottles by rinsing these bottles out to get rid of any leftovers, squash them and place in recycle bin at Recycling Centre/Waste Collector.
• Recycle glass bottles/jars at your local Recycling Centre or Bottle Bank. Don’t forget to rinse out the bottle/jar. If the bottle banks are full please contact Clare County Council on 065-68 46331.
• When the festivities are over bring any unwanted gifts of clothes or toys to your local charity shop/recycling centres or give them away online through sites such as freetrade.ie
• If you have a real Christmas tree you can avail of the collection service provided by Clare County Council.
For more visit www.clarecoco.ie.
A series of tips aimed at reducing waste in the home at Christmas has been published on the Council website at www.clarecoco.ie, while the local authority also has announced that it will be providing a free collection service for Christmas trees at various locations throughout the County during January.
Meanwhile, the Christmas and New Year opening hours for Clare County Council’s Waste Management Facilities, including the Recycling Centres, has been published online.
Mayor of Clare Cllr. Pat Hayes this week encouraged the people of Clare to avail of the Waste Management facilities provided by Clare County Council.
“We all produce extra waste over Christmas so it is a perfect time to focus that bit more on all that unnecessary waste”, stated Mayor Hayes.
The Mayor continued: “I wish to compliment the public on the high household recycling rate in Clare at 38%, which is the highest in the region. I would encourage householders and the business community to re-use and recycle during the festive season and in 2012. I wish the people of Clare a peaceful Christmas, and health and happiness in the New Year”.
According to Betty Devanny, Environment & Water Services Directorate, Clare County Council: “There are many ways to keep the festive season fun while reducing the negative social, economic and environmental impacts. We are urging people to reduce, reuse, recycle and compost to help us make a difference this Christmas.”
“With the Christmas holidays comes lots of extra packaging, particularly in the home. Packaging increases by 30% over the Christmas period. However, most of this packaging can be recycled. There are more items and packaging to recycle around Christmas, but make it your gift to the environment to recycle all year round”, added Ms. Devanny.
Top Ten Tips to reduce waste this Christmas and during 2012:
• Recycling isn’t just for Christmas time. After Christmas you can recycle your used packaging, used electrical items and batteries at your local Recycling Centre or Waste Collector.
• Keep all recyclables clean. Remember to WASH and SQUASH before POPPING them into your recycle bin.
• Remember put the following Christmas packaging in your recycle bin or take to your local Recycling Centre once they are clean and dry: - Cardboard and Paper; Food tins; Aluminium Drink Cans; Plastic
• Keep glass separate for recycling at the bottle bank or recycling centre. Do not leave your bottles on the ground in boxes or bags at the bottle bank as it is a litter offence leaving you open to potential prosecution.
• Recycle your used cardboard and Christmas wrapping paper by folding rather than scrunching it up. Christmas crackers and Christmas cards are all recyclable. Make sure all the cardboard and paper is clean and dry
• Recycle food tins and aluminium drink cans – Remove any left over food from tin and rinse out the drink can and if you can, squash the tin/can.
• Recycle plastic drinks bottles, milk bottles, shampoo bottles, detergent and washing up liquid bottles, soap dispenser bottles, shower gel bottles and yoghurt drink bottles by rinsing these bottles out to get rid of any leftovers, squash them and place in recycle bin at Recycling Centre/Waste Collector.
• Recycle glass bottles/jars at your local Recycling Centre or Bottle Bank. Don’t forget to rinse out the bottle/jar. If the bottle banks are full please contact Clare County Council on 065-68 46331.
• When the festivities are over bring any unwanted gifts of clothes or toys to your local charity shop/recycling centres or give them away online through sites such as freetrade.ie
• If you have a real Christmas tree you can avail of the collection service provided by Clare County Council.
For more visit www.clarecoco.ie.
