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TIPSfora
GREENER
Christmas
Reduce your impact on the environment (and your pocket!) this
Christmas as you Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Check out
www.dublinwaste.ie for a list of recycling centres and follow
thesesimpletipstomakeyoursagreenerChristmas:
a73 Avoidunnecessarypackagingonfood,drinksandgifts.
a73 Buyfoodanddrinkinlargecontainers.
a73 Makewrapping&decorationsfromoldcard
orbuyrecycledcardsandpaper.
a73 Sendelectronicgreetingcardstofriendsandfamily.
ChristmasRefuse
a73 Slimyourbin!Reducewastebychoosinglonglasting
itemsoverdisposableones.
a73 Lookafteryourhedgerows.Thinkbeforeyoucut
andRecycling
nativeholly.
a73 Buyrechargeablebatteriesanddisposeofold
batteriesresponsibly.
Arrangements2009
a73 Recycleyourglassanddon’tleavebagsorboxes
atthebottlebankifit’sfull.
a73 YoushouldknowthattheCouncilusesCCTV
surveillancetopreventillegaldumping!
BLACK& BROWNBINS a73 BuyaChristmastreefromasustainableforest
OnlyFridayBlackandBrownbincollectionswillbeaffectedover andrecycleorcompostitinJanuary.
theChristmasperiod.
a73 BrownbinonlycollectiononFriday18thDecemberwill
goahead.ThesecustomerswillalsohaveaBlackbin
collectiononSaturday19thDecember(insteadofthe
collectionscheduledfor25thDecember)
IMPORTANT
a73 AllscheduledBlackandBrownbincollectionswillgo
NOTICE
aheadonFriday1stJanuary.Customersscheduledfor
aBrownbinonlycollectiononFriday1stwillalsohave
BinTagsareChangingColour!
aBlackbincollectiononSaturday2ndJanuary.
a73 AnyonescheduledforaBrownbincollection(Brownbin All shops in Fingal selling Fingal County Council bin tags have
onlyorBlackandBrownbin)onFriday25thDecember beenrestockedwithnewsecurebintagstobeusedonHousehold
willhavejustaBrownbincollectiononSaturday19th BlackBinsfrom30thNovember2009onwards.Thecolourofthe
Decemberinstead. ¤8 YELLOW tag has been changed to PURPLE and the ¤4 euro
REDtaghasbeenchangedtoGREEN.
Allothercollectiondayswillremainunchanged.
All YELLOW and RED bin tags should be used or exchanged for
GREENBINS PURPLE or GREEN bin tags at Council Offices in Swords or
Greyhound green bin collection will continue over the Christmas Blanchardstown before the 4th January 2010. Bins displaying
periodasperschedule.Allhouseholdsshouldnowhaveanupdated YELLOWorREDbintagswillnotbecollectedafter4thJanuary2010.
calendarincludingtheChristmasschedule.Replacementcalendars
areavailableonwww.greenbin.ieorbyphoning1890342342.
Green bin collections due on Friday 25th December will be
collected the previous Saturday 19th December. Green bin
collections due on Friday 1st January will be collected the
followingdaySaturday2ndJanuary.
RecyclingCentres
Please check www.fingalcoco.ie for a list of bottle banks and
opening hours for Fingal County Council’s Recycling Centres at
Fordetailsonhowtoexchangetagssee
SwordsandCoolmineovertheChristmasperiod. www.fingalcoco.ie orcalluson 01 890 6708.
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