Kerbside recycling "not working" 04.07.07

The Mayor of Buncrana is to push for the return of paper and plastic recycling bins for the people of the town. Clllr. Paul Bradley, who also runs a supermarket in the town, said he sold a large number of regular bin labels a month, but only a handful of the eco-bags used for the kerbside collection of dry recyclables. "The Council made an agreement with the local (bin collection) operator for him to produce an eco-bag. But it's not working," he said.
	"I would sell between 700 and 800 regular bin labels a month but I wouldn't even sell 10 of the eco-bags. "We need to bring back something to allow people to recycle their paper and plastics." There was anger in Buncrana several years ago when paper recycling facilities were removed from the bring banks, then located
at the Civic Offices on St. Oran's Road. Locals have since been forced to either pay for the kerbside collection of dry recyclables or travel more than 12 miles to dispose of them free of charge at the Carndonagh Civic Amenity Site.

Cllr. Bradley of Fine Gael, said: "People in Buncrana would still be able to bring their old washing machines etc., over to Carn but I don't think they should be disenfranchised from being able to recycle paper and plastic in their own town."
Meanwhile, he said while Buncrana had been earmarked for a Civic Amenity Site, he feared it "could be years before we get it". He said he would push for the much-needed facility as a matter of priority during his year in office.
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