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authority projects approved for assistance under the Scheme were grant aided at the
rate of up to 75% of eligible costs. 1114
The National Development Plan website highlights some examples of development
funded under the ‘Waste Management Infrastructure Capital Grants Scheme’. 1115
� Sandy Sandy Road, Road, Galway Galway –Materials Materials Recovery Recovery Facility Facility Facility development development (Galway (Galway County ounty
Council Council) Council Council)
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This facility recovers dry recyclable materials, such as cardboard, paper, plastic,
tetra pak and food and beverage cans which are collected from over 18,000
households in Galway City through the source separated collection system.
Additional facilities are also provided for the reception of bulky household waste
items, with a view to waste recovery and onward transfer to recycling companies.
The approved costs are €1,308,620 with €981,465 provided by grant aid.
� Carrowbrowne, Co. Galway - Composting facility development (Galway
County Council)
Composting facility - This facility is designed to process 9,500 tonnes of green
and household organic waste which is collected in the brown bins issued to over
18,000 households in the city and from the city's parks. The compost will be used
as soil enricher in the city’s parks and open spaces and may also be made
available to householders. The operational cost of the scheme is recovered from
each householder through an annual refuse charge in accordance with the
Polluter Pays Principle. The approved costs are €2,285,253 with €1,713,940
provided by grant aid.
� North Stand, Dublin 3 – Development of a Civic Amenity site (Dublin City
Council)
Dublin City Council received a grant of €285,262 for a Civic Amenity Site at
Aldborough Parade- Shamrock Terrace, in the North Strand. Of this, €142,631 of
the grant was funded by the Irish Exchequer, with a matching amount of
€142,631 being funded by the EU from the European Regional Development
Fund. The material accepted at the Civic Amenity facility is a combination of
domestic recyclable materials and civic amenity bulky wastes. No commercial
waste is accepted.
1114 National Development Plan (2009) National Development Plan Website, Available:
http://www.ndp.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=485
1115 National Development Plan (2009) National Development Plan Website, Available:
http://www.ndp.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=/documents/GuideToFunding/default.asp?v=ProgID=1,RegionID=
1,SubProgID=4,MeasureID=3&mn=guij
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