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The new facility will enable householders in the greater Shannon and West Clare areas to dispose of green waste at their local recycling centres. The service is already available at recycling centres in Ennis and Inagh.
Material collected at all centres is brought to the composting plant at the Council's Central Waste Management Facility in Ballyduffbeg, near Inagh.
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Mayor of Clare Madeleine Taylor-Quinn welcomed the further extension of facilities at County Clare's recycling centres.
She said: "The Regional Waste Management Plan for Limerick, Clare and Kerry has set ambitious objectives for waste prevention, reuse and recycling.
"To date, a recycling rate of 35% had been achieved in Clare, which is well above the national average."
Robert Burns, Senior Executive Engineer in the Council’s Environment Section said a wide range of material could now be recycled at the centres.
"All Electrical Items (WEEE), Textiles, Batteries and Fluorescent Light Bulbs are accepted free of charge with a nominal charge for other items. Home Composters can also be purchased at all centres."
The Council operates five Civic Amenity Sites throughout the county at Lisdeen, Kilkee; next to Smithstown Industrial Estate, Shannon; Fossabeg, Scariff; Gort Road Industrial Estate, Ennis; and Ballyduff Beg, Inagh.
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