Councillors calling for recycling facility to be reinstated after it was removed without notice\n<\/p>\n
The glass recycling facility was in the car park of Dalkey Dart Station and was removed after Irish Rail found it could hinder \u201cpedestrian safety\u201d.<\/p>\n
Raising a motion at a recent area committee for Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLR), Fianna F\u00e1il councillor Justin Moylan asked how a bottle bank could be a \u201csafety hazard\u201d, and called for an alternative location to be found.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bottle bank was removed without notice and it\u2019s caused a fair bit of consternation,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was well-used by people in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cIrish Rail highlighted issues around pedestrian safety. The facility was located behind a wall.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t possibly see how there\u2019s a safety hazard there. I don\u2019t know anyone who has had an injury or any instance of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Seamus Moran, from the council\u2019s management team, said \u201cthere is no timeline\u201d and finding an alternative could cost up to \u20ac10,000.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s difficult to find an alternative site, there will be a lot of objections from the public and it will mean getting planning permission,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe nearest site is Killiney Hill Park, and we\u2019re asking people to check the council website for nearer facilities. There\u2019s a shortage of these facilities in the area and in the county.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had lot of complaints coming to the council around this. The alternative we\u2019re looking at is on a public footpath and it has overhead cables. Removing it could cost us up to \u20ac10,000.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Moran also added that the previous location of the bottle bank did not belong to the council.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe site is owned by Irish Rail, and they instructed us to remove it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a lot of places, the council is relying on goodwill to have these recycling facilities in privately owned places like car parks. They can ask to remove them at any time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis bottle bank was already difficult for us to service, we had to lift the banks over a wall to empty them, so it was not ideal.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be even more difficult to find an alternative where we\u2019re not faced with objections or planning issues.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fine Gael councillor JP Durkan expressed concern that people were not notified about the removal of the bottle bank.<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw an elderly man arrive at the facility with bottles to recycle and I had no explanation to give as a councillor,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s disingenuous that we were not notified and, even worse, the public was not notified.\u201d<\/p>\n
Councillors also called for more clarity on the risk assessment that led to the removal of the facility.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to know what this health and safety issue is and find people a suitable alternative,\u201d said Labour councillor Thomas Joseph.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe nearest one is nowhere near Dalkey \u2013 people would need to get a car to recycle their glass or they will start putting their glass in black bins.\u201d<\/p>\n
Councillors passed the motion and agreed to seek the help of a state agency to find an alternative closer to the removed bottle bank.<\/p>\n
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