ÁISEANNA ATHCHÚRSÁLA ÁITIÚLA LOCAL RECYCLING FACILITIES

Item to be Recycled Organisation / Contact Name Telephone No. / Collection Points / Notes Company Email / Website Address

Batteries An tSean Bheairic Annmarie Curran 074 918 0888 An Fál Carrach Open 10am-5pm Weekdays 12pm-5pm Saturdays Batteries Pobal Eascarrach Michael Sweeney 074 918 0571 Baile an Átha Open 9am-5pm Weekdays pobaleascarrach@hot An Fál Carrach mail.com Batteries Pobail le Chéile Paul Kernan 074 918 0111 Pobail le Chéile Open 9am-5pm [email protected] Bookshop/Office, Weekdays www.pobaillc.com Gort an Choirce 12pm-2pm Saturdays Blankets Salvation Army Textile banks at local Place in sealed plastic bags before recycle banks disposal. Blankets are taken to UK for distribution Books Pobail le Chéile Paul Kernan 074 918 0111 Pobail le Chéile Open 9am-5pm Weekdays [email protected] Bookshop/Office, 12pm-2pm Saturdays www.pobaillc.com Gort an Choirce Proceeds to Community Work Cans County Paddy Boyle 074 956 1300 – halla Aluminium + Tin cans accepted. Council Recycle Naomh Fionnán Remove all food residue + wash Banks Gort a’ Choirce – thoroughly, remove labels and squash parish hall cans/tins before disposal. Car Batteries (used) Frank Sweeney Autos Frank Sweeney / 074 913 5209 Ray Garage will take in old car batteries Jim Sweeney Falcarragh for a small fee (c€4.00). Batteries are then collected by a company in Dublin for proper disposal. Car Boot Sales Liam O’Donnell 074 912 2761 Pearse Road Saturday mornings Time: from 8am Community Centre Letterkenny €10 per space/boot Cassette Tapes Pobail le Chéile Paul Kernan 074 918 0111 Pobail le Chéile Open 9am-5pm Weekdays [email protected] Bookshop/Office, 12pm-2pm Saturdays www.pobaillc.com Gort an Choirce Proceeds to Community Work

ÁISEANNA ATHCHÚRSÁLA ÁITIÚLA LOCAL RECYCLING FACILITIES

Item to be Recycled Organisation / Contact Name Telephone No. / Collection Points / Notes Company Email / Website Address

Children’s Games Pobail le Chéile Paul Kernan 074 918 0111 Pobail le Chéile Open 9am-5pm Weekdays [email protected] Bookshop/Office, 12pm-2pm Saturdays www.pobaillc.com Gort an Choirce Proceeds to Community Work

Christmas Cards Pobail le Chéile Paul Kernan 074 918 0111 Pobail le Chéile Open 9am-5pm Weekdays [email protected] Bookshop/Office, 12pm-2pm Saturdays www.pobaillc.com Gort an Choirce Clothes Déjà vu Lower Main Street (St. Vincent de Paul) Letterkenny (beside County Dry Cleaners) Clothes Salvation Army Textile Banks at local Place in sealed plastic bags before recycle banks disposal. Clothes are taken to UK for distribution Compact Disks / CDs Pobail le Chéile Paul Kernan 074 918 0111 Pobail le Chéile Open 9am-5pm Weekdays [email protected] Bookshop/Office, 12pm-2pm Saturdays www.pobaillc.com Gort an Choirce Proceeds to Community Work Compost Material Na Tithe Gloine Sean Diver 074 918 0994 Cill Ulta, An Fál Compost bins supplied by Donegal (bins for fruit + veg Carrach County Council - €13 each waste) DVDs Pobail le Chéile Paul Kernan 074 918 0111 Pobail le Chéile Open 9am-5pm Weekdays [email protected] Bookshop/Office, 12pm-2pm Saturdays www.pobaillc.com Gort an Choirce Proceeds to Community Work Electrical Goods The shop where you Retailer will take in your old (White Goods) buy your new goods equipment when you buy the same new item

ÁISEANNA ATHCHÚRSÁLA ÁITIÚLA LOCAL RECYCLING FACILITIES

Item to be Recycled Organisation / Contact Name Telephone No. / Collection Points / Notes Company Email / Website Address

Electrical Goods Denis McCallion Denis McCallion 074 916 5592 Fanmore, Falcarragh Will collect all types of electrical (White Goods) 086 8923264 (opposite Cassidy’s goods or you can take to the site quarries) yourself. Sent to China, England and Belfast for recycling. Small fee for disposal: fridges, computers, TVs €10, washing machines and other items are free. Phone in advance. Furniture Fred’s Furniture 086 0819900 Ballyraine Business Will take and sell unwanted second- Store Park, Letterkenny hand furniture. Must be in good (St. Vincent de Paul) (beside Eutech condition. Will collect on Engineering) Wed/Thurs. Glass Bottles / Jars Donegal County Paddy Boyle 074 956 1300 Falcarragh – halla Remove all food residue + wash Council Recycle Naomh Fionnán thoroughly + remove labels and lids Banks Gort a’ Choirce – before disposal. Glass is taken to parish hall recycling company in Belfast called Kosmos Recycling. Recycled glass is used for garden products, sand blasting, pebble-dash chips, filtration systems, sand pits, etc Jigsaws Pobail le Chéile Paul Kernan 074 918 0111 Pobail le Chéile Open 9am-5pm Weekdays [email protected] Bookshop/Office, 12pm-2pm Saturdays www.pobaillc.com Gort an Choirce Proceeds to Community Work

Metals – nonstressed: Joe McCann Joe McCann 074 954 3407 Mullaghderg Banks You get paid for supplying them with Copper, Brass, Lead, 087 6997859 metal items. Metals are cleaned and Aluminium, Zinc processed and sent to India/China for re-melting. Mobile Phones Donegal County 074 956 1300 or Public Services Funds collected in aid of Temple Council 08451 302010 Office, Street Children’s University Hospital, www.bringaphone.co Dublin m ÁISEANNA ATHCHÚRSÁLA ÁITIÚLA LOCAL RECYCLING FACILITIES

Item to be Recycled Organisation / Contact Name Telephone No. / Collection Points / Notes Company Email / Website Address

Mobile Phones The phone shop Retailer will take in your old phone where you buy your for the new one that you buy from new phone them. Mobile Phones Vodafone Reception 074 912 0666 Main Street, Open 9.30am – 6pm Mon-Sat Letterkenny Proceeds in aid of Donegal Hospice Mobile Phones O2 Reception 074 912 9800 Unit 2, Greene’s Open 9.30am – 6pm Mon-Sat Shopping Centre, Refund given for Trade-ins where Main Street, phone is still in working order Letterkenny Old Cars Denis McCallion Denis McCallion 074 916 5592 Fanmore, Falcarragh Phone in advance. Will call out to 086 8923264 (opposite Cassidy’s check where old car is situated then quarries) organise lorry to collect. Fee from €20-€40 for disposal. Sent to China for recycling. Paper Donegal County Paddy Boyle 074 956 1300 Dungloe – car park Remove all food residue. Compress Council Recycle off main street all paper – keep in flat before Banks disposal. Paper Sharkey’s Waste Tony Sharkey 074 954 8229 Bunaman, Buy recycle bags from local 087-2364960 , supermarkets. Remove all food Co. Donegal residue from paper. Compress all Phone the company paper – keep in flat before disposal. to find out when and where the recycle bags are collected from

ÁISEANNA ATHCHÚRSÁLA ÁITIÚLA LOCAL RECYCLING FACILITIES

Item to be Recycled Organisation / Contact Name Telephone No. / Collection Points / Notes Company Email / Website Address

Paper Ferry’s Waste Jim Ferry 074 912 6719 13c Rosemount, Buy recycle bags from local www.ferrysrefuse.co Letterkenny, supermarkets. Remove all food m Co. Donegal residue from paper. Compress all Phone the company paper – keep in flat before disposal. to find out when and where the recycle bags are collected from Plastic Donegal County Paddy Boyle 074 956 1300 Dungloe – car park Remove all food residue + wash Council Recycle off main street thoroughly and squash all packaging Banks and containers before disposal. Plastic Sharkey’s Waste Tony Sharkey 074 954 8229 Bunaman, Buy recycle bags from local 087-2364960 Annagry, supermarkets. Remove all food Co. Donegal residue + wash thoroughly and Phone the company squash all packaging and containers to find out when and before disposal. where the recycle bags are collected from Plastic Ferry’s Waste Jim Ferry 074 912 6719 13c Rosemount, Buy recycle bags from local www.ferrysrefuse.co Letterkenny, supermarkets. Remove all food m Co. Donegal residue + wash thoroughly and Phone the company squash all packaging and containers to find out when and before disposal. where the recycle bags are collected from Printer Cartridges Pobail le Chéile Paul Kernan 074 918 0111 Pobail le Chéile Open 9am-5pm Weekdays [email protected] Bookshop/Office, 12pm-2pm Saturdays www.pobaillc.com Gort an Choirce Proceeds to Community Work

ÁISEANNA ATHCHÚRSÁLA ÁITIÚLA LOCAL RECYCLING FACILITIES

Item to be Recycled Organisation / Contact Name Telephone No. / Collection Points / Notes Company Email / Website Address

Spectacles / Glasses Damien Quinn Reception 074 916 2040 An Fál Carrach Sent to developing countries for Optician www.damienquinnopt reuse. icians.com Stamps (used) Irish Peatland http://www.ipcc.ie/sta IPCC No need to lift them off the paper. Conservation Council mps.html Lullymore Leave a 1cm margin around them and Rathangan post to ipcc. Packs of stamps are sold Co. Kildare in IPCC’s enviro shop. Proceeds go to saving Irish boglands. Suitcases Déjà vu Lower Main Street (St. Vincent de Paul) Letterkenny (beside County Dry Cleaners) Televisions The shop where you Retailer will take in your old TV for buy your new TV the new TV when you buy a new TV from them Televisions Donegal County David Friel 074 917 2258 Civic Stranorlar amenity site opening Council (recycling officer) or www.donegalcoco.ie Amenity Site, hours: Thursday 12.30pm-7pm, Suzanne Tinney Railway Road or Friday 8.30am-2pm, Saturday (environment section) Civic 8.30am-2pm. Carndonagh amenity Amenity site (beside site opening hours: Monday, Altan Fish) Wednesday and Saturday 8.30am- 4pm. Small fee to pay for dropping off TV at site Used Tools Pobail le Chéile Paul Kernan 074 918 0111 Pobail le Chéile Open 9am-5pm Weekdays [email protected] Bookshop/Office, 12pm-2pm Saturdays www.pobaillc.com Gort an Choirce Drop-off point for Tools for Solidarity – sent to developing countries Videos Pobail le Chéile Paul Kernan 074 918 0111 Pobail le Chéile Open 9am-5pm Weekdays [email protected] Bookshop/Office, 12pm-2pm Saturdays www.pobaillc.com Gort an Choirce Proceeds to Community Work ÁISEANNA ATHCHÚRSÁLA ÁITIÚLA LOCAL RECYCLING FACILITIES

Item to be Recycled Organisation / Contact Name Telephone No. / Collection Points / Notes Company Email / Website Address