| Although many trees will be taken
to recycling centres, others will be dumped in a less eco-friendly
fashion.
In this era of 'reduce, reuse, recycle', the public
is being urged not to dump their trees unceremoniously on
the roadside. Darragh Crowe from Repak said it was imperative
that people visit their local recycling point.
"There are more and more options than ever to properly dispose
of the trees - so, there is no reason for people not to bring
them to the many available outlets."
Many councils have opened up centres where the public can dispose
of their trees for free.
Dublin City Council has opened its collection points and trees
can be deposited at a range of centres until January 22.
The two local authorities in Cork are accepting trees until
January 31, free of charge. There is a wide range of facilities
set up across the city and county.
Galway County Council will accept trees during normal working
hours from January 7-14 at the waste water treatment plant in
Prospect, Athenry.
In Waterford, trees can be brought to the Kilbarry civic
amenity site during normal working hours.
Repak
is also calling on the public to make an extra effort to recycle
the excess packaging and waste that accumulates over Christmas.
Overall, Repak estimates that householders generated about
220,000 tonnes of household waste over the Christmas period.
One-third of this is used packaging, the equivalent of 51kg
per household.
Repak is targeting to collect and recycle between 35,000 tonnes
or 50% of the used packaging from the holiday period.
Darragh Crowe said it had experienced a significant increase
in the number of people interested in recycling.
"As a nation, the Irish are very keen to recycle. Last year,
50% of used packaging was recycled," he said.
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