PDF-973 kb - Mayo County Council

Currently there are 89 sites throughout the county. It is anticipated that funding willbe made available in 2005 by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and LocalGovernment to assist Mayo County Council to offset the rising operational costs ofrunning the bring banks and civic amenity sites.Items accepted for recycling:• Clear/Brown/Green glass bottles and jars• Aluminium drink cans such as soft drink cans.• Steel food cans such as dog food cans• Clean wearable adults and childrens clothes• Clean bed linen, rugs, and curtains• Clean wearable shoes in pairs• Type 1 plastic bottles, also known as PET/PETE e.g. Mineral or water bottles.• Type 2 plastic bottles, also known as HDPE/PE e.g. milk containers.• Tetra Pak milk and juice cartons.• Dry and clean paper including newsprint and magazines• Dry and clean cardboard including cereal boxes.• Books for reuse by Oxfam• Music and game CD’s for reuse by Oxfam• Window, mirror and drinking glass• Scrap metal waste.• Solid wood waste but no MDF and no metal door handles or hinges• Tyres but no wheel rims• Clean bale and silage wrap but no fertilizer bags or netting.• Gas cylinders• All household electrical and electronic goods• Waste cooking oil• Waste motor oilHousehold hazardous waste that can be brought for safe disposal:Mayo County Council will accept all items of household hazardous waste providedthat the containers are clearly labelled and that all waste is stored in originalcontainers. The main types of household hazardous wastes are listed below;• Household Corrosives e.g., household cleaning agents• Waste Pesticides e.g., weed killers• Waste Medicines• Waste Veterinary Medicines• Car and household batteries• Waste paints• Fluorescent light tubes• Light bulbs – energy saving and regular bulbs• Aerosols cans.The use of these facilities continues to increase with excess of 6000 users availing ofthe service at Derrinumera monthly. Since the operation commenced at Rathroeen thenumbers using the landfill have continued to grow and is presently over 6000 permonth.47