Bring Banks
Where can I recycle Glass, Cans and Textiles?
There are 67 Bring Sites where Glass, Cans and Textiles can be brought for recycling.
Home Composting
What is a compost bin?
Along with recycling, a large amount of what is in our bins can actually be composted. Approximately 1/3 of the waste that we throw away can be composted. Diverting the organic fraction of household waste into a compost heap or compost bin allows you to turn biodegradable waste into a nutrient rich compost for use as a soil improver. For effective composting to take place a number of ingredients are necessary. Fruit Peelings, Vegetable Peelings, Bread, Pasta, Egg Shells, Tea Bags, Coffee Grounds, Hedge, Grass cuttings, leaves, Shredded paper & Cardboard
It is important to mix or layer the waste that is going into your compost bin. For every container of organic food waste add some shredded paper or leaves etc. It is also very important to turn the material in your compost bin to introduce air. This should be done every couple of weeks. It can take up to 18 months to produce compost in this way.
What can I put into a compost bin?
The following list outlines what waste materials from your home and garden can be added to a compost bin. You must ensure that you add a mixture of both the Green (G) and Brown (B) Materials.
How much is a compost bin?
Donegal County Council sell compost bins at a subsidised rate of €13.00
Where can I get a compost bin?
A Home Compost Bin can be purchased from the following Donegal County Council Public Service Centres and Town Council Offices at a cost of €13.00.
- Buncrana Town Council 074 9320020
- Bundoran Town Council 071 9841230
- Carndonagh Public Services Centre 074 9373700
- Donegal Town Public Services Centre 074 9724400
- Dungloe Public Services Centre 074 9561300
- Letterkenny Public Services Centre 074 9194200
- Lifford Environment Section 074 9172538
- Milford Public Services Centre 074 9153900
Civic Amenity Sites
What matierals are accepted by, the following Civic Amenity Sites ? What Are the opening hours and how can payment be made ?
Where can I dispose of Paint Tins and other Household hazardous Wastes?
Paint Tins are not accepted at any of Donegal County Council’s Civic Amenity Sites.
Special Collection Days are held 5 – 6 times per year at specified locations throughout Donegal.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Fluorescent Tubes, Cleaning Agents including bleaches, Waste Medicines, Batteries, Antifreeze, Herbicides (weed killers), Pesticides, Adhesives, Old Paints (no empties please!), Paint stripper/thinner, Aerosols, Inks, Waste Oil
- 7tH June 2008 – Dungloe, Shore Road Carpark
- 14th June 2008 – Letterkenny, Public Service Centre, Neil T Blaney Road
- 21st June 2008 – Donegal Town, Carpark at the Pier Donegal Town
I want to carry out a clean up in my local community.
April is National Spring Clean month. During April thousands of people all over Ireland get involved in a clean up of their local community. If you are planning a clean up why not register with National Spring Clean
by calling the National Spring Clean Hotline on (01) 4002220 or register online by logging onto to the website at www.nationalspringclean.org
When registered you will receive a Starter Clean up Kit. If you require extra materials that you receive in your clean up kit please contact Donegal County Council at (074) 91 76276.
Can I get materials such as Bags, Gloves, Litter Pickers to carry out a clean up?
Donegal County Council offer assistance to the general public every spring/summer season to clean up litter and illegally dumped waste from their local environs e.g. approach roads, local beauty spots, beaches and general public areas. It is also intended through the programme to develop a community led approach to the problem of litter and fly tipping. The programme runs from April to September. Donegal County Council also encourage groups to get involved in an Taisce’s National Spring Clean Month.
Who Qualifies for the Programme?
Groups that may apply include the following: Bona Fide Clubs, Organisations, Associations, Environmental Groups and Tidy Towns Committees. Groups of individuals not necessarily attached to a group may also qualify for assistance provided it is a public area they are intending to clean up. Private household clean ups will not qualify for the scheme and skips in particular will only be distributed to group led clean ups in public areas. Groups interested in organising an environmental clean up can apply for assistance through their local area office. Bags, Gloves and Litter pickers are available at the offices below. Any groups organising a major environmental clean up can apply for a skip. They must however register and complete the application form, which is available at the main council offices in Carndonagh, Dungloe, Donegal Town, Letterkenny, Lifford and Milford.
What do I do with the litter I have collected?
When completing the Spring Summer Clean Up Application form you must give details of where and when you plan to carry out the clean up and when and where the litter collected will be left for collection. Donegal County Council will make arrangements to collect litter from community clean ups.
How do I apply to carry out a clean up?
Spring Summer Clean Up Application From 2008
How do I report Illegal dumping?
There are six Litter Wardens employed by Donegal County Council one per Electoral Area (Stranorlar, Donegal Town, Glenties, Milford, Letterkenny and Carndonagh).
If you wish to report illegal dumping contact the Water & Environment Section in your local Public Service Centre. The report will be recorded and details passed onto to the Litter Warden for the area. The Litter warden will then investigate the report.
- Carndonagh Public Services Centre 074 9373700
- Donegal Town Public Services Centre 074 9724400
- Dungloe Public Services Centre 074 9561300
- Letterkenny Public Services Centre 074 9194200
- Lifford Environment Section 074 9172538
- Milford Public Services Centre 074 9153900