'No' to free recycling events in County Kildare town
by Paul O'Meara · Leinster LeaderKildare County Council has no plans to stage free recycling events in Leixlip to facilitate the disposal of mattresses or electrical goods.
Old electrical goods can be recycled free of charge at a number of locations while there is a specific charge attached to getting rid of a mattress.
Cllr Bernard Caldwell asked for a recycling day to be held in Leixlip.
KCC official Ken Kavanagh said these events anywhere in the county are “subject to availability of funding and a suitable location among other considerations.”
He pointed out that the responsibility for promotion and enforcement of the WEEE regulations (governing electrical waste) rests with WEEE Ireland.
Cllr Bernard Caldwell
He added WEEE Ireland hold free collection days in areas where they identify a particular demand and two have been held in north Kildare to date in 2024.
He said retailers, wholesalers, schools and colleges can also make a request directly to
WEEE Ireland to hold a free electrical recycling collection event in their area.
He said waste management should be a responsibility and a duty of each citizen.
The primary responsibility for the management of any waste, including costs for removal or disposal, lies with the person in possession of the waste, or the producer of the waste.
He said a free mattress disposal day took place recently in Naas and was open to all residents of the county.