Recycling
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Recycling Centres in Meath
Meath County Council Environment Section - Christmas Arrangements 2012
Recycling Centres
The following are the opening hours for Recycling Centres at Kells, Navan and Trim over the
Christmas period -
Saturday 22nd December 2012 - Open as Normal
Monday 24th December 2012 Christmas Eve - closed
Tuesday 25th December 2012 Christmas Day - closed
Wednesday 26th 2012 December St. Stephen’s Day - closed
Thursday 27th December 2012 - Open
Friday 28th December 2012 - Open
Saturday 29th December 2012 - Open
Monday 31st December 2012 - Open
Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Closed
Wednesday 2nd January 2013 - Open as Normal
CONTACT DETAILS:
Kells Recycling Centre - 046-9293436
Navan Recycling Centre - 046-9066170
Trim Recycling Centre - 046-9486775
Christmas trees will be accepted at Navan, Trim and Kells Recycling Centre from Wednesday 2nd January 2013 until Saturday 19th January 2013.
East Meath: Christmas trees can be taken to Meath County Council depot in Duleek
from Wednesday 2nd January 2013 until Wednesday 9th January 2013 (10a.m to 2.00 p.m )
Dunshaughlin: Christmas trees can be taken to Meath County Council offices at
Drumree Road, Dunshaughlin from Wednesday 2nd January 2013 until Wednesday 9th January 2013
BOTTLE BANKS
Contact Details: If Bottle Banks are full, please contact 01-6854400
Clothes Bank Contact Details: 087 222 1077; 087 631 1698; 01 4625095
Electrical & Battery Recycling Day--Sunday 30th September 2012 (9.00hrs to 16.45hrs) at Kells and Navan Recycling Centres. Prizes of 32" LCD Television and €350.00 Washing machine voucher to be given away. Please see the following PDF documents for further details:
Open Day Kells Recycling Centre 30th September 2012
Open Day Navan Recycling Centre 30th September 2012
Kells Recycling Centre, Lloyd Business Park, Cavan Rd, Kells, Co. Meath, Tel: 046 9293436 or
087 7495357
Navan Recycling Centre, Unit 1, Mullaghboy Ind Est, Athboy Rd, Navan, Co. Meath, Tel: 046 9066170 or
086 1723061
Trim Recycling Centre, Manorlands, Summerhill Rd, Trim, Co. Meath, Tel: 046 9486775 or
086 8196813
Opening Hours for above:
Monday to Saturday 9am – 4.45pm.
Closed Sundays and Public Holidays.
Dunboyne Recycling Facility - Thorntons Recycling, Dunboyne Industrial Estate, Dunboyne, Co. Meath -
Tel. 01 6235133
Opening Hours for Dunboyne:
9.00am - 5.00pm Monday to Friday and 9.00am - 1.00pm on Saturdays. Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays.
- Will only accept recyclable material and no household or garden waste is accepted.
- Waste not accepted from commercial customers.
- Please Note: There is a gate fee of 2 euro to enter Thorntons Recycling Centre in Dunboyne. Payment will be made into a coin machine and the automatic barrier will then lift. Customers are advised by Thornton Recycling to pack as much as they can into their cars when they visit to make their recycling trips as efficient and economical as possible.
See new opening hours and waste streams acceptable attached.
Bring Banks
For a full list of Bring Banks in County Meath please check www.repak.ie (recycling facilities search)
Recycling Tips
- Ensure that all items for recycling are clean!
- Wash out tins/bottles/tetra-paks/milk/juice cartons
- Plastic Bags must be clean - no food residues!
- Remove all timber, plastics and other contaminants from builders' rubble
- Painted/varnished/treated timber are NOT Accepted
- Old Textiles and clothing can be recycled
If you wish to find out more about recycling and packaging, please visit the Recyclemore.ie website. Recyclemore.ie was set up as a national resource for packaging information for consumers: http://www.recyclemore.ie/links
Materials Accepted at Meath County Council Recycling Centres
For list of materials acceptable at Navan, Kells and Trim Recycling Centres, please click on the following links:
http://www.oxigen.ie/trim-recycling-centre
http://www.oxigen.ie/navan-recycling-centre
http://www.oxigen.ie/kells-recycling-centre
Green Waste Charges at Meath County Council Recycling Centres
Car - No Extra Charge
Car + Single Axle Trailer - No Extra Charge (refers to only one trailer per week)
Second and subsequent single axle trailers will be charged at €20 each
Car + Double Axle Trailer - €20
All other commercial vehicles (under 2 tonnes) - €50
Commercial Vehicles (2 - 5 tonnes) - €100
Loads over 5 tonnes not accepted
Green Waste is expensive to dispose of. By introducing these charges, Meath County Council can continue to provide this service at the Meath Recycling Centres, either free of charge or at a reasonable cost to householders.
*Please note that the gate fee of €3 still applies regardless of whether or not there is a charge for green waste.
Fees
Householders
Gate Fee €3 (please note there is no charge for household WEEE & Batteries)
Commercial Customers
Green Waste - €40 per van
Timber - €40 per van or €1.50 per pallet
Scrap Metal - €50 per load
Cardboard - €30 per van
Paper/Mixed Paper - €40 per van or €2 per bag
Oil - €1 per litre
Payment may be made by cheque payable to Oxigen Environmental accompanied by a current banker's card or by credit or laser card or cash.
Re-home Unwanted Items
A website is available where people can re-home their unwanted items - give away items to others they no longer use, e.g. sofas and beds and tables etc - www.freebiesireland.com.
Bulky Household Items
Bulky household waste is accepted at the three Meath County Council Recycling Centres. The following charges apply:
Double mattress - €15
Single mattress - €10
3 Seater couch - €18
2 Seater couch - €14
Armchair - €10
Patio table - €8
Patio chair - €4
Single Divan Bed - €10
Double Divan Bed - €12
Carpet/Large Lino - Large Roll - €20
Lino/Carpet - Small Roll - €14
Bag of Carpet/Lino - €5
Large plastic toys - €6 each
These charges do not include the €3 gate fee.
Any Queries, contact Peter Brady, Evironmental Awareness Officer at 087 2708100 or Kells Recycling Centre at 046 9293436.
A website is available where people can re-home their unwanted items - give away items to others they no longer use, e.g. sofas and beds and tables etc - www.freebiesireland.com.
Composting and DIY Gardening
One of the easiest and most sustainable treatment of waste in the home is composting or vermi-composting (composting with worms!).
See our section on
Compost bins can be used to breakdown all of the green waste arising in your kitchen and garden
- Fruit and Vegetable peelings
- Garden clippings
- Tea-bags
- Egg shells and cardboard egg boxes
- Bits of newspaper and cardboard
Layer the materials in your compost bin and wait about 6 - 12 months for your home made soil improver to arrive. This should also cut down on your waste by approximately 30 – 35%.
Alternatively using tiger worms (vermi-composting) you can expand the range of materials which you can compost as the worms will also digest
- Cooked foods
- Pasta
- Bread
- Meat
Composters are available for sale at the Navan, Kells and Trim Recycling Centres for €35. A kitchen caddy is available for an extra €10.
W.E.E.E & BATTERIES
Household WEEE & Batteries are accepted free of charge at our Civic Amenity facilities from members of the public.
Battery Recycling 2011
The following websites may provide additional information:
