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CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL

Recycling Facilities
Cavan County Council provides a network of recycling facilities in towns
and villages throughout the County. Across the County, the Council operate
a network of 30 Recycling Bring Centres which facilitate the recycling of
plastic bottles, glass jars and bottles, aluminum and tin cans and textiles
and 3 Civic Amenity Centres which facilitate the recycling of the above
materials but also bulky household waste and residual waste.

Why Recycle?
Recycling turns our household waste materials into new useful products.
This reduces the use of finite raw materials, saves energy and helps control
air, water and land pollution.

Recycling is a group effort and we all must play our part and not only
recycle as much waste as possible, but also make sure our recycling is
properly sorted. Recyclables that includes non-recyclable items or is
contaminated with food waste can end up in landfill.

It only takes a few minutes to rinse out containers and sort them
appropriately before recycling them at your local Recycling Bring Centre.

Recycling Bring Centres are for use by householders only. Use of Recycling
Bring Centres by pubs, clubs, hotels and restaurants is strictly prohibited.

What can I recycle?

Mixed Glass
Glass bottles and jars generally fall into three categories – clear glass,
green glass and brown glass, each of which is recyclable. Our glass
receptacles accept mixed coloured glass, so there is no need to separate
into different colours.

• Lids and bottle tops (including corks from wine bottles) should be
removed before recycling. Place lids and bottle tops in your household
recycling bin.
• There is no need to remove labels as these will be removed during the
recycling process.
• All items should be empty, clean and dry before recycling.

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Beverage Cans/Food Tins

Beverage cans/food tins are made from three different materials –

aluminum, tin coated steel and electrolytic chromium coated steel.
• Beverage cans should be crushed before recycling.
• All items should be empty, clean and dry before recycling.

Plastic Bottles

Plastic bottles are made of polymers, which are chemically bonded to

create a rigid plastic such as polyethylene or polypropylene.
• Bottles can be squashed and the lid put back on.
• There is no need to remove labels as these will be removed
during the recycling process.
• All items should be empty, clean and dry before recycling.

Clothes & Textiles

Unwanted clothes, shoes and textiles can be reused or recycled.

However, some textiles such as duvet covers, pillows, or heavily soiled
clothes should not go in the clothes receptacle. These items should be
brought to your local Civic Amenity Centre (see page 6).

Misuse of Recycling Bring Centres

Sometimes Recycling Bring Centres are misused and are subject to

littering and dumping. If you find that receptacles at your local
Recycling Bring Centre are full, please do not leave items on the ground
or around the receptacles.

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This will be classified as litter and you may
be subject to an "on the spot" Litter Fine
of €150, with a maximum fine of €4,000 if
convicted in Court. It may also mean that
these items become contaminated and
will not get recycled. Please bring these
items home and return at a later date or
visit one of the other local Recycling Bring
Centres.

Please do not place mixed waste items

into receptacles. If this happens, the
recyclables we go to the trouble of
separating cannot be recycled as the receptacles have been contaminated
with the wrong material.

CCTV Surveillance
In order to prevent and deter criminal offences under the Litter Pollution
Act 1997 as amended and the Waste Management Act 1996 as amended
the Council have deployed permanent CCTV surveillance at some of its
Recycling Bring Centres.

As part of the Council’s Anti-Dumping Initiatives funded by the Department

of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, it is planned that all
Recycling Bring Centres will have permanent CCTV surveillance in place.

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GDPR
CCTV surveillance will capture personal
data, i.e. images of persons, vehicle
registration numbers, etc. Cavan County
Council are the Data Controller and the
collection and processing of video footage
and any data generated from this activity
will be strictly controlled under the
provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018.
For more information on your data rights,
please contact us by email at
dpo@cavancoco.ie or by
phone on 049 4378300.

On the Spot Litter Fines

Cavan County Council has the power to proceed with enforcement actions
for offences under the Litter Pollution Act 1997 as amended. Leaving or
throwing litter in a public place such as a Recycling Bring Centre is an
offence which is subject to an “on the spot fine” of €150 and a maximum
fine of €4,000 through the courts. Any person convicted of a litter offence
may be required by the Court to pay the Council’s costs and expenses in
investigating the offence, site clean-up and in bringing the prosecution to
court.

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Recycling Other Household Waste Items
For recycling of other household waste items, please visit one of our Civic
Amenity Centres detailed below:

Bailieborough Civic Amenity Centre

Shercock Road
Bailieborough
Co. Cavan
A82 FX64
Phone: 042 9666892
Opening Hours:
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8.00am – 4.30pm
Saturday 8.00am – 12.30pm
Site Closed – Monday, Wednesday & Bank Holidays

Ballyconnell Civic Amenity Centre

Fartrin
Ballyconnell
Co. Cavan
H14 W18
Phone: 049 9527593
Opening Hours
Tuesday & Friday 8.00am – 4.30pm
Saturday 8.00am – 12.30pm
Site Closed – Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Bank Holiday

Corranure Civic Amenity Centre

Corranure
Cavan
Co. Cavan
H12 DK61
Phone: 049 4327658
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday 8.00am – 4.30pm
Saturday 8.00am – 12.30pm
Site Closed – Bank Holiday Mondays
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Entrance Fee to all 3 Civic Amenity Centres is €4.00

The following items are covered by the Entrance Fee:

Clean Cardboard Clean Beverage Cans/

Clean Food Tins

Clean Newspapers/Magazines Clean Tetra Pak Cartons

Clean Mixed Paper Clean Glass Bottles

Clean Plastic Bottles Used Cooking Oil

Clean Clothes, Shoes & Textiles Batteries (All vehicle & household)

Scrap Metal (Bicycles, Radiators, Aerosol Cans

Copper, Steel, Iron,
Saucepans, etc.)

Gas Cylinders Fluorescent Tubes/Light Bulbs

All electrical and electronic items are accepted free of charge.

For more information on what type of waste is accepted at our Civic

Amenity Centres and the associated costs, please contact your local
Civic Amenity Centre directly or visit www.mcelvaneywaste.com.

For further information on what to do

with various types of household
waste, you can visit www.mywaste.ie for an A to Z guide.

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List of Bring Centre Locations:
Cavan Town Cootehill Bailieborough Municipal District
Pollamore Near, Dublin Road, Cavan 10 Redhills Entrance to Sewage Plant
(adjacent to Tarpey's Supervalu) 11 Ballyhaise Lisnashanna, Ballyhaise
Tullymongan Resource Centre 12 Cootehill Carpark St.Michael's Hall
Main Street Carpark 16 Lavey Carpark beside Killyconnan N.S.
21 New Inns Opposite Lavey GFC Grounds
Cavan Belturbet Municipal District 22 Shercock Cootehill Road
1 Blacklion Rear of Go Service Station, Sligo Road 23 Bailieborough Tesco Carpark
2 Dowra Sligo Road 24 Kingscourt Kells Road, opposite Fire Station
3 Glangevlin St. Patrick's Hall, Blacklion Road
4 Swanlinbar Furnacelands Estate, Creamery Road Ballyjamesduff Municipal District
5 Corlough Knockmore, Templeport 13 Arvagh Moyne Road
6 Bawnboy Ballyconnell Road 14 Cornafean Carpark McSeain's Pub
7 Ballyconnell Opposite entrance to Derryginny Gardens Estate 15 Crossdoney Carpark Shantully Inn
8 Belturbet Carpark, Donohoe's Centra, Old Cavan Road 17 Ballinagh Carpark, Gavin's Centra (off Main Street)
9 Killeshandra Carpark, Community Centre 18 Killydoon Carpark Mullahoran Parochial Hall
19 Kilnaleck Fairgreen, Carpark adjacent to Copper Kettle Pub
1 20 Ballyjamesduff Entrance to Cattle Mart, Granard Road
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Munterconnaught
Mullagh
S Supervalu/Lidl Carpark, Ballyjamesduff Road
Munterconnaght GFC Grounds
Fairgreen (off Main Street)
28 Mountnugent Mountnugent Community Centre
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A Ballyconnell Civic Amenity Centre A 12
B Corranure Civic Amenity Centre 11
C Bailieborough Civic Amenity Centre 9 B
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Contact Us
For further information and advise, please contact:
Waste Management Section
Cavan County Council
Farnham Street
Cavan
Tel. 049 4378409
Email waste@cavancoco.ie www.cavancoco.ie