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Why Recycle?

Recycling is an excellent way of saving energy and conserving the environment. Offaly County Council endeavours to make it easy for the public to recycle. There are 44 bring centres throughout the county which accept glass bottles and jars, aluminium and steel cans, and in most cases textiles.

Recycling centres, known as Civic Amenity Centres, accept a wider range of materials including

Wood

Metals

Plastic bottles/packaging

Gas cylinders

Light bulbs

Flat glass

Car tyres

Papers, magazines, cardboard

Organic waste (food and garden waste)

Polystyrene

Print cartridges

Aluminium/steel cans

Glass bottles/jars

Textiles

Milk/juice cartons

Cooking oil/Engine oil

Electrical/electronic equipment

Household hazardous waste - paints, aerosols, herbicides, pesticides

 

Did you know that:

  • 1 recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television for 3 hours.
  • 1 recycled aluminium can would save enough energy to light a 100watt lightbulb for almost 20 hours
  • 1 recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes.
  • 1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours.
  • 70% less energy is required to recycle paper compared with making it from raw materials.

Where can I recycle?


Bring Banks
Recycling Centres