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1.When did the new Waste Management Packaging Regulations come into practice?2.Where are the Chemcar Collections taking place on 19th July?3.What are the five areas of environmental concern covered by GAP?
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All entries must be received on or before Friday 4th July 2003.The promotion will takeplace on Wednesday, 9th July 2003. Only one entry is allowed per household, office orpremises.The winner’s name will be published in the next 20/20 News Bulletin.
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1. Cathain a cuireadh na Rialacháin um Bainistiú Dramhaíola Pacála i bhfeidhm ?2. Cá háit ina mbeidh bailiúchán 'Chemcar' ar siúl ar an 19 Iúil 2003 ?3. Luaigh na cúig gnéithe den comshaol go bhfuil suim ag GAP ionta
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Dispose of old fridges & freezers - for free!
Cork City Council is now accepting domesticfridges and freezers for disposal FREE OFCHARGE at the Kinsale Road Civic AmenitySite.
Please note that only cars and "small low
sided" single axle car trailers withoutextensions will be allowed access to the CivicAmenity Site. No vans, jeeps or large widesided trailers will be allowed access to theCivic Amenity Site.
Eco-friendly nappies best buyIt is estimated that a child will go through, on average, 4,000 nappies before they are toilettrained. As a direct result, household waste can rise from 4% to 50% in a standard home whencatering for one baby’s nappy supply.
An information morning to coincide with "Real Nappy Week" was recently held by CorkCounty Council. focusing on the environmental impact of nappies and to raise public awarenessof the availability of convenient modern cloth nappies and nappy laundry services.
Premium brand nappies can cost up to €528.84 per annum compared to two x 12 washablenappies plus outers at around €150-€200 for the first child, plus the added benefit that theywould be free to subsequent children. Modern cloth nappies are widely available.
New Packaging RegulationsUnder the new Waste Management(Packaging) Regulations which came intopractice in March 2003 and give effect to theEC Directive on Packaging and PackagingWaste, all producers of packaging waste(businesses that sell or supply packagedgoods, packaging material or packaging) mustsegregate the packaging waste arising on theirpremises into seven specified streams andarrange to have it recycled.
Major producers (those that place morethan 25 tonnes of packaging on the Irishmarket and have a turnover in excess of€1million) have additional obligationsregarding the take-back of packaging fromcustomers, preparation of reports andcompilation of data. Major producers may
comply with the additional obligations byregistering with their local authority or byjoining REPAK.
The new packaging regulations also apply topackaging associated with goods that are soldand consumed on a producers’ premises (e.g.pubs, hotels, etc.).
Local authorities are responsible for theenforcement of the regulations in their ownadministrative areas.
Cllr Paula Desmond, Mayor of the County ofCork, has signed a €1.27 million contract withMcSweeney Civil Engineering Ltd for theconstruction of a new Civic Amenity Facility atRaffeen, Monkstown. The site will becompleted within six months.
The Civic Amenity Site will allow membersof the public to recycle materials such aspaper, cardboard, wood, glass, aluminium,
other metals, textiles, plastics, green waste,electrical appliances, construction waste, tyresand batteries.
The two-acre site is part of the 17-acrelandfill site operated by Cork County Councilat Raffeen. The site development workincludes a recycling forecourt, wheel washand weighbridge, inspection area and offices.
Pictured at the contract signing for a new Civic Amenity Site at Raffeen, Monkstown, were from left: Mr KevinO'Callaghan, McSweeney Civil Engineering Ltd, Kanturk, Cllr Paula Desmond, Mayor of the County of Cork andMs Katherine Walshe, Director of Environment, Cork County Council. Back row from left: Phillip O'Connor,Resident Engineer, Raffeen, Ted Lucey, Senior Engineer, Cork County Council, Kevin O'Sullivan, MCOS ConsultingEngineers, Tom Stritch, Director of Service (South Cork) and Derry Hayes, Administrative Officer WasteManagement, Cork County Council.
Separate Collection NewsCork City Council plans to introduce separatecollection of the dry recyclable fraction ofhousehold waste (paper and cardboard) inCork city in late 2003. The collections will beintroduced on a phased basis.
A pilot project was carried out last year onapproximately 1,000 households in bothBishopstown and Knocknaheeny over an eightweek period. This proved to be a great successwith 5.6 tonnes and 16.7 tonnes of dryrecyclables collected in Knocknaheeney and
Bishopstown respectively.It is anticipated that, subject to availability of
funds, a further separate collection ofbiodegradable waste will be introduced to thecity on a phased basis beginning in 2004.
The introduction of these separatecollections of recyclable waste fractions willdramatically increase recycling rates in thecity and reduce the quantities of waste goingto landfill.
€1.27 million contract signed for Raffeen Civic Amenity Site
Competition WinnerCongratulations to Carol O’Donovan from Moneygourney inDouglas, who won €100 when she entered the 20/20 Newscompetition.
Pictured at the launch of the Anti-Litter Challenge 2003 were (l-r) Máirín Ni Liatháin, Environment Department,Cork County Council, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment and Local Government, Mr. Pat TheCope Gallagher, Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Paula Desmond and County Manager, Mr. Maurice Moloney.
Twenty-four towns and seventy-five villages will compete for part of the €35,000 prize fundduring the seventh annual Cork County Council Litter Challenge. Current holders of the titles ofmost litter free large town, medium town and village in County Cork are Fermoy, Dunmanwayand joint winners in the village category are Ballineen/Enniskeane.
The competition will run over a ten-week period. Winners will be announced at an awardceremony on Monday, 14th July.
Anti-Litter Campaign 2003
Work has commenced on the construction of a€1.16 million Civic Amenity Site and WasteTransfer Station in Castletownbere by PriorityConstruction, Dublin. This development bythe Western Division of Cork County Councilis the first in a series of measures planned forWest Cork in the context of the WasteManagement Plan for Cork County.
The new Civic Amenity Site (RecyclingCentre), which will also have a compostingfacility, will provide opportunities for membersof the public to recycle glass bottles, beveragecans, plastic bottles, paper/cardboard etc.,enabling householders to reduce the quantityof waste presented for collection.
There will be other provisions at the facility
for the collection of waste oils, batteries andfluorescent tubes. The facility will also accepthousehold appliances such as fridges, freezersetc.
The Waste Transfer Station will receivewaste from both the public and private sectorsand, when compacted, the waste will betransferred in sealed containers to disposalfacilities.
Future measures will include a CivicAmenity Site and Waste Transfer Station inClonakilty, for which construction tenders willbe invited shortly, and similar facilities forBantry and the Skibbereen/Schull area. It isalso proposed to provide a Civic Amenity Sitein Dunmanway.
€1.16 million Civic Amenity site for Castletownbere
Cork City Council has received funding of€364,782 under the Waste ManagementInfrastructure Grant Scheme 2002 for theconstruction of a Civic Amenity Site atBlackpool.
The funding will allow for the construction ofthe first phase of the Civic Amenity Site during2003. It is expected to open to the public in2004 and will accept a wide range of waste
streams for recycling. The south side Civic Amenity site is in place
at the Kinsale Road Landfill Site. This facility,which will continue to operate after the landfillis closed, accepts a wide range of wastestreams for recycling (including paper,cardboard, glass, aluminium cans, greenwaste, timber, plastic, metals etc.)
Blackpool Civic Amenity Site
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For further information on any of the articles in the advertorial or for informationon recycling initiatives in your area, contact Máirín Ni Liatháin, Cork County
Council on 021 4285396, email [email protected] or Mary Walsh, Cork CityCouncil on 021 4924299, email [email protected] or
Global Action PlanEco Teams in CorkWould you like to be living a more environmentally friendlylifestyle but you are not sure where to start? Have you tried tomake changes but quickly slipped back into old ways? If so thenyou are ready to come on the Global Action Plan (GAP) EcoTeam programme. The supportive team atmosphere of sharingideas and information and most importantly encouraging eachother will make all the difference. You can make changes to theway you live! Not only will you be helping the environment,GAP will show you how to save money!
The programme consists of 6 x 1.5hour meetings given oncea fortnight over 10 weeks. Five main areas of environmentalconcern are covered. These areas are Waste, Water, EnergyTransport and Consumerism. During the meeting participantsdiscuss one of the areas and set themselves challenges in theform of actions that they will take during the following twoweeks. Typical actions on water might be to buy and install awater butt to save rainwater for the garden or not to flush thetoilet if there is only a piece of tissue in it.
Eco team programmes will soon be starting in Bantry,Carrigtwohill, Dunmanway, Kinsale, Mallow, Macroom,Midleton and Youghal in the County and Mahon and TheGlen/Mayfield area of the City.
If you would like to be on an Eco Team or see GAP come toyour area then please contact Mike Holden, Global Action PlanCoordinator on 028 37884 or email [email protected]
More Bring Sites for Cork City
A significant number of extra sites are required in Cork city inorder to meet bring site provision targets outlined in local andnational policy (1 bring site per 1,000 people). There arecurrently 29 bring sites in Cork city.
Cork City Council has received funding of €107,000 from theWaste Management Infrastructure Grants scheme for theprovision of additional bring sites in Cork city. Locations for thebring sites are being finalised and construction is expected tobegin in Summer 2003.
Cork City Council hopes to continue its expansion of theCork City bring site network during 2004.
Burning of Waste BanDid you know that it is an offence to dispose of waste byburning it?
Householders are being warned that under the WasteManagement Act 1996, people found burning household andgarden waste in domestic fireplaces, in open fires or by usingany type of burner in their gardens or elsewhere will beprosecuted.
Burning of waste is likely to cause environmental pollution,and furthermore is a source of annoyance to persons in theadjoining locality.
Householders, are you aware that it is illegal touse a private waste collector if they do not hold alicence to collect waste? If you are unsure aboutyour collector, call 021 4285 524 to find out.
Chemcar Partners:- (l-r) Brendan Keane, Cara Waste Management, FinbarFitzgerald, Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals, Ian McAuliffe, GlaxoSmithKline,Charlie Hipwell, Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals, Niamh Hunt, JanssenPharmaceutical, Katherine Walshe, Cork County Council, Pat Finn, forSchering Plough, Claudia Batinas, Cork County Council and Jerry Walsh,Cork City Council
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