These were among the issues Dublin City Councillors discussed on Monday evening at City Hall, during their January monthly meeting.
Tag: waste management
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Finally, Council Says It’s Rolling out Green and Brown Bins in Its Housing Complexes
Some council tenants have pushed for years to get all three types of bins in council-owned complexes, so they can recycle and compost too.
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Council Briefs: Changes on Francis Street, and a Struggle Against Bin Removals
Work on Francis Street is due to kick off early next year, with plans showing wider footpaths and more trees. Also: safety at College Green, removal of street bins, and more.
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Council Briefs: On Land Sales Down the Line, O’Devaney Again, and More
At a busy meeting on Monday, Dublin city councillors drilled into how the council will fund big projects in the coming few years, voted not to rescind plans for O’Devaney Gardens, and more.
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Keen on Composting but Unable to Get Brown Bins, Some Turn to Wormeries
Celia Somlai keeps “hundreds or thousands” of the wiggly fellas in a wooden wormery in her living room, and feeds most of her food waste to them.
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A Neighbourhood Group Meets for “Eco-Pints” and Solutions to the Climate Crisis
Formally the group is the Stoneybatter Sustainability Coalition. Informally, it’s Leafybatter.
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Drumcondra Residents Work to Limit the Leaves that are Sent to Landfill
The residents’ association has teamed up with the council to run a pilot project, turning the leaves they collect into compost and mulch instead.
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Roll-Out of New Bins Brings Dreams of High-Tech Possibilities, Fears of Privatisation and Costs
The council is bringing in hundreds of new Bigbelly bins, which offer real-time monitoring, and require fewer pick-ups. But some worry they’ll also bring hidden costs, financial and otherwise.
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Before Cleaning up Massive Illegal Dump, Council Officials Tease Out What Might Replace It
Local groups and residents have different ideas for what the community in north Dublin needs: whether housing, a community centre, or a well-maintained park.
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Council Briefs: On Council-Run Waste Collection and Feeding the Poolbeg Incinerator
Among other topics, councillors at Monday’s monthly meeting voted to set up a working group to plot a route to bringing waste services back under the council’s control.