Estuary recycling centre

neris

Havent been there in years but can you still bring things like wood and electrical items to the recycling centre at the estuary? Also can you pay by laser card going in? last time I was there you had to pay with bin tags

bcmf

Was there last week.
They only take bin tags as payment.
Yes they take electrical goods and wood.
I dont believe they are open Mon or Tues but from Wed till Sat.

Grolschevik

I've paid with Laser there in the past, but maybe it's changed...

Jimdagym

You can bring WEEE stuff for free. I brought a telly down a while ago. There is a list of what's free on the website.

Cardinal Richelieu

Jimdagym wrote: »

You can bring WEEE stuff for free. I brought a telly down a while ago. There is a list of what's free on the website.

Do you not give your WEEE item back to the retailer when you buy new goods?

Beasty

Details of what they take and what they charge for here

It does say they take credit cards as well as bin tags

I thought the retailer had to take the WEEE stuff as exchange if requested but obviously not everything is a direct replacement

Jimdagym

Cardinal Richelieu wrote: »

Do you not give your WEEE item back to the retailer when you buy new goods?

You do, I had to go to Dundalk for a telly though so I couldn't bring my old one back up when I swapped them. The estuary recycling centre took it for me.

PWEI

Sorry to bump an old thread but thought it would be easier than starting a new one. Can anybody tell me if there is a charge for taking old paint tins to the Estuary recycle centre?

Rashers72

PWEI wrote: »

Sorry to bump an old thread but thought it would be easier than starting a new one. Can anybody tell me if there is a charge for taking old paint tins to the Estuary recycle centre?

No charge the last time I dropped them off a few months ago.

Davy

Rashers72 wrote: »

No charge the last time I dropped them off a few months ago.

According to the website its €4 for hazardous waste including paint cans since 2011:> http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Files/Environment/Estuary%20Recycling%20Centre%20Leaflet.pdf

From 2011 a minimum €4 charge applies to loads containing Household Hazardous Waste:

paint, thinners, pesticides, herbicides, household cleaners, medicines, aerosol cans.

http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Environment/WasteManagementandRecycling/RecyclingFacilities/EstuaryRecyclingCentre/

PWEI

Davy wrote: »

According to the website its €4 for hazardous waste including paint cans since 2011:> http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Files/Environment/Estuary%20Recycling%20Centre%20Leaflet.pdf



http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Environment/WasteManagementandRecycling/RecyclingFacilities/EstuaryRecyclingCentre/

Didn't notice that when I was looking at the Fingal website.
€4 is not too bad, if it was €8 the standard car boot charge I would have probably just put it in my black bin. Thanks.

Harrybelafonte

Can you show up with general household waste in plastic bags and pay or should everything be seperated? I misheard my neighbours explanation and chucked eveything in bags.

Dizzyblonde

I don't think you can bring household waste such as the stuff you'd put into your black bin. There's a section for wood, plastic, paper etc, but you have to put it in there yourself so if that's all mixed in the bags you'd have to sort it when you get there.

Harrybelafonte

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

I don't think you can bring household waste such as the stuff you'd put into your black bin. There's a section for wood, plastic, paper etc, but you have to put it in there yourself so if that's all mixed in the bags you'd have to sort it when you get there.

That's what I figured. Thanks. Misunderstood the neighbour as she just said rubbish.

peteb2

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

I don't think you can bring household waste such as the stuff you'd put into your black bin. There's a section for wood, plastic, paper etc, but you have to put it in there yourself so if that's all mixed in the bags you'd have to sort it when you get there.

+1

you 100% cannot bring household waste like that.

Carawaystick

Davy wrote: »

According to the website its €4 for hazardous waste including paint cans since 2011:> http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Files/Environment/Estuary%20Recycling%20Centre%20Leaflet.pdf



http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Environment/WasteManagementandRecycling/RecyclingFacilities/EstuaryRecyclingCentre/

but actual hazardous waste like fluorescent bulbs are free

(containing elemental mercury)