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CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL Recycling Facilities Cavan County Council provides a network of recycling facilities in towns and villages throughout the County. Across the County, the Council operate a network of 30 Recycling Bring Centres which facilitate the recycling of plastic bottles, glass jars and bottles, aluminum and tin cans and textiles and 3 Civic Amenity Centres which facilitate the recycling of the above materials but also bulky household waste and residual waste.
Why Recycle? Recycling turns our household waste materials into new useful products. This reduces the use of finite raw materials, saves energy and helps control air, water and land pollution.
Recycling is a group effort and we all must play our part and not only recycle as much waste as possible, but also make sure our recycling is properly sorted. Recyclables that includes non-recyclable items or is contaminated with food waste can end up in landfill.
It only takes a few minutes to rinse out containers and sort them appropriately before recycling them at your local Recycling Bring Centre.
Recycling Bring Centres are for use by householders only. Use of Recycling Bring Centres by pubs, clubs, hotels and restaurants is strictly prohibited.
What can I recycle? Mixed Glass Glass bottles and jars generally fall into three categories – clear glass, green glass and brown glass, each of which is recyclable. Our glass receptacles accept mixed coloured glass, so there is no need to separate into different colours.
• Lids and bottle tops (including corks from wine bottles) should be removed before recycling. Place lids and bottle tops in your household recycling bin. • There is no need to remove labels as these will be removed during the recycling process. • All items should be empty, clean and dry before recycling.
2 Beverage Cans/Food Tins
Beverage cans/food tins are made from three different materials – aluminum, tin coated steel and electrolytic chromium coated steel. • Beverage cans should be crushed before recycling. • All items should be empty, clean and dry before recycling.
Plastic Bottles
Plastic bottles are made of polymers, which are chemically bonded to create a rigid plastic such as polyethylene or polypropylene. • Bottles can be squashed and the lid put back on. • There is no need to remove labels as these will be removed during the recycling process. • All items should be empty, clean and dry before recycling.
Clothes & Textiles
Unwanted clothes, shoes and textiles can be reused or recycled. However, some textiles such as duvet covers, pillows, or heavily soiled clothes should not go in the clothes receptacle. These items should be brought to your local Civic Amenity Centre (see page 6).
Misuse of Recycling Bring Centres
Sometimes Recycling Bring Centres are misused and are subject to littering and dumping. If you find that receptacles at your local Recycling Bring Centre are full, please do not leave items on the ground or around the receptacles.
3 This will be classified as litter and you may be subject to an "on the spot" Litter Fine of €150, with a maximum fine of €4,000 if convicted in Court. It may also mean that these items become contaminated and will not get recycled. Please bring these items home and return at a later date or visit one of the other local Recycling Bring Centres.
Please do not place mixed waste items into receptacles. If this happens, the recyclables we go to the trouble of separating cannot be recycled as the receptacles have been contaminated with the wrong material.
CCTV Surveillance In order to prevent and deter criminal offences under the Litter Pollution Act 1997 as amended and the Waste Management Act 1996 as amended the Council have deployed permanent CCTV surveillance at some of its Recycling Bring Centres.
As part of the Council’s Anti-Dumping Initiatives funded by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, it is planned that all Recycling Bring Centres will have permanent CCTV surveillance in place.
4 GDPR
CCTV surveillance will capture personal data, i.e. images of persons, vehicle registration numbers, etc. Cavan County Council are the Data Controller and the collection and processing of video footage and any data generated from this activity will be strictly controlled under the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018. For more information on your data rights, please contact us by email at [email protected] or by phone on 049 4378300.
On the Spot Litter Fines Cavan County Council has the power to proceed with enforcement actions for offences under the Litter Pollution Act 1997 as amended. Leaving or throwing litter in a public place such as a Recycling Bring Centre is an offence which is subject to an “on the spot fine” of €150 and a maximum fine of €4,000 through the courts. Any person convicted of a litter offence may be required by the Court to pay the Council’s costs and expenses in investigating the offence, site clean-up and in bringing the prosecution to court.
5 Recycling Other Household Waste Items For recycling of other household waste items, please visit one of our Civic Amenity Centres detailed below:
Bailieborough Civic Amenity Centre Shercock Road Bailieborough Co. Cavan A82 FX64 Phone: 042 9666892 Opening Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8.00am – 4.30pm Saturday 8.00am – 12.30pm Site Closed – Monday, Wednesday & Bank Holidays
Ballyconnell Civic Amenity Centre Fartrin Ballyconnell Co. Cavan H14 W18 Phone: 049 9527593 Opening Hours Tuesday & Friday 8.00am – 4.30pm Saturday 8.00am – 12.30pm Site Closed – Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Bank Holiday
Corranure Civic Amenity Centre Corranure Cavan Co. Cavan H12 DK61 Phone: 049 4327658 Opening Hours Monday to Friday 8.00am – 4.30pm Saturday 8.00am – 12.30pm Site Closed – Bank Holiday Mondays
6 Entrance Fee to all 3 Civic Amenity Centres is €4.00
The following items are covered by the Entrance Fee:
Clean Cardboard Clean Beverage Cans/ Clean Food Tins
Clean Newspapers/Magazines Clean Tetra Pak Cartons
Clean Mixed Paper Clean Glass Bottles
Clean Plastic Bottles Used Cooking Oil
Clean Clothes, Shoes & Textiles Batteries (All vehicle & household)
Scrap Metal (Bicycles, Radiators, Aerosol Cans Copper, Steel, Iron, Saucepans, etc.)
Gas Cylinders Fluorescent Tubes/Light Bulbs
All electrical and electronic items are accepted free of charge.
For more information on what type of waste is accepted at our Civic Amenity Centres and the associated costs, please contact your local Civic Amenity Centre directly or visit www.mcelvaneywaste.com .
For further information on what to do with various types of household waste, you can visit www.mywaste.ie for an A to Z guide.
7 List of Bring Centre Locations: Cavan Town Cootehill Bailieborough Municipal District Pollamore Near, Dublin Road, Cavan 10 Redhills Entrance to Sewage Plant (adjacent to Tarpey's Supervalu) 11 Ballyhaise Lisnashanna, Ballyhaise Tullymongan Resource Centre 12 Cootehill Carpark St.Michael's Hall Main Street Carpark 16 Lavey Carpark beside Killyconnan N.S. 21 New Inns Opposite Lavey GFC Grounds Cavan Belturbet Municipal District 22 Shercock Cootehill Road 1 Blacklion Rear of Go Service Station, Sligo Road 23 Bailieborough Tesco Carpark 2 Dowra Sligo Road 24 Kingscourt Kells Road, opposite Fire Station 3 Glangevlin St. Patrick's Hall, Blacklion Road 4 Swanlinbar Furnacelands Estate, Creamery Road Ballyjamesduff Municipal District 5 Corlough Knockmore, Templeport 13 Arvagh Moyne Road 6 Bawnboy Ballyconnell Road 14 Cornafean Carpark McSeain's Pub 7 Ballyconnell Opposite entrance to Derryginny Gardens Estate 15 Crossdoney Carpark Shantully Inn 8 Belturbet Carpark, Donohoe's Centra, Old Cavan Road 17 Ballinagh Carpark, Gavin's Centra (off Main Street) 9 Killeshandra Carpark, Community Centre 18 Killydoon Carpark Mullahoran Parochial Hall 19 Kilnaleck Fairgreen, Carpark adjacent to Copper Kettle Pub 1 20 Ballyjamesduff Entrance to Cattle Mart, Granard Road 25 Virginia Supervalu/Lidl Carpark, Ballyjamesduff Road 26 MunterconnGaughLt MAunterSconnSaght GFC Grounds 27 Mullagh Fairgreen (off Main Street)
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5 6 8 7 10 A Ballyconnell Civic Amenity Centre A 12 B Corranure Civic Amenity Centre 11 C Bailieborough Civic Amenity Centre 9 B 22 15 16 14 C 13 17 23 21 24
18 19 20 25 27 26 Contact Us For further information and advise, please contact: Waste Management Section Cavan County Council Farnham Street Cavan Tel. 049 4378409 Email [email protected] www.cavancoco.ie