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| Your Green Bin/Bag |
Over 400,000 householders in the Dublin Region now have a green wheelie bin for the recycling of dry recyclable household materials. Since January 2009 Greyhound, on behalf of the four Dublin Local Authorities, are responsible for the collection and sorting of household dry recyclables collected in the household green bins or bags. The green bin is supported by Repak, an organisation who fund packaging recycling. Householders with a green bin should try to maximise its use by recycling as many dry recyclable materials as possible.
Since May 2007 the green bin collection service has been improved and the expanded service is being rolled out to householders across the region on a phased basis. The expanded service includes a change from a monthly service to fortnightly collections. From January 2nd 2009 an enhanced green bin collection service will be put in place. The green bin now accepts all clean plastics, newspapers and magazines, food cans and tetra pak. To find out more about the new service click here.
| Collections and Green Bin Calendar |
Householders with a green wheelie bin should have received a calendar showing their green bin collection days for the year. It is advisable to post your calendar on a notice board or to the fridge so everyone in the house knows when the next collection day is approaching. To avoid missing the trucks, please be sure to place your bin out by 7 a.m. on the morning of your collection (unless you are on an evening collection route).
If you forget to leave out your bin or your bin is filling up too quickly please contact Greyhound at 1890 342 342.
Calendars for Green Bin Collection dates for your area are downloadable from the Green Bin website .
Please click here to link directly to the online calendar service.
| What items can you put into your green bin? |
The following items can be recycled through your household green bin:
| Tetra Pak cartons | Paper |
| Newspapers | Junk mail |
| Magazines | Aluminium beverage Cans |
| Light Card | Steel and Tin cans |
| Telephone Directories | Pizza Boxes |
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All Clean Plastics | |
| Preparation of Green Bin Materials |
Before placing dry recyclable items into the green bin householders should prepare the materials as follows:
| Item | Preparation before Green Bin |
| Paper / Newspaper / Magazines / Junk Mail | It is helpful to take out staples |
| Light Cardboard/Cereal boxes | Flatten |
| Aluminium Cans | Rinse out and crush |
| Steel Cans | Wash out, ensure there is no food left – there is no need to remove paper |
| Beverage Cartons e.g. Tetrapak | Take off plastic lid, rinse out and flatten |
| Plastics | Take off lid if necessary, rinse out and flatten |
| What items cannot be put into your green bin? |
The following list items cannot be put in your green bin and should be either recycled at your nearest recycling centre or disposed off through the black/grey bin:
| Aluminium Foil and Food Trays | Wallpaper |
| Glass | Envelopes with plastic windows |
| Construction and Demolition Waste | Electrical or IT Equipment |
| Household Hazardous Waste | Garden Waste |
| Organic Waste | Composite boxes i.e. Cake Boxes |
| Tissue Paper | |
| Contact Greyhound |
For details on your next green bin collection day or to order a yearly calendar, Dublin householders should contact Greyhound Recycling at 1890 342 342.