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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day- THANK YOU!

Kildare County Council and the Eastern & Midlands Regional Waste Office organised a collection day for household hazardous waste on Wednesday 13th of June. The event was a great success-

We filled two of these:

One of these:

and even had some extra!:

THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO TOOK THE TIME TO DISPOSE OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE PROPERLY!

Waste Prevention and Recycling Tips and Tricks!

Have a look at our handy guide to managing your bins attached below, it will help you to reduce what goes into the bins and explain all the different types of waste.

The environment section has responsibility for a range of environmental issues. This includes waste management: the promotion of waste reduction, recycling and responsible disposal, permitting of waste facilities and waste collectors as well as specific commercial waste streams such as tyres, commercial food waste and certain chemicals arising from industries such as farming. Litter is another priority area and is managed through both education and enforcement. A number of burial grounds are in the care of environment section. This section also supports community groups through the provision of grants and equipment for litter control. The protection of surface water is also coordinated in this section.