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A number of community projects and initiatives throughout Galway city and county are set to benefit from a funding of €38,000 which was announced this week as part of the Local Agenda 21 Environment Partnership Fund.

Greenstar Recycling Centre is conveniently located in the Hebron Industrial estate next to Top Oil.

The Ballinrobe Tidy Towns committee would like to thank all those who supported their efforts which have been rewarded in the form of a 21-point increase in their score in this year’s Tidy Towns Competition; 226 points up from 205 last year.

Household waste collected in Mayo County Council area has decreased by 32.1 per cent compared to the 2008 figures, according to the Environmental Protection Agency National Waste Report 2009.

Galway households face a hike of almost €20 in the refuse charge next year unless city councillors can prevent it from becoming a reality.

Composting is an easy way to reduce the bulk of rubbish in your landfill bin.

Marks & Spencer has launched the first compostable pack for chocolates. Perfect for chocoholics who want to enjoy guilt-free chocolates, M&S’s entire Swiss chocolate range will now feature a Plantic tray for the chocolates to sit in, with the outer box made from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified cardboard - both of which are made from natural materials that can be put on the garden compost heap.

Enforcement action has been initiated against several waste collection companies who have failed to provide brown bins for compost to households in Westmeath.

Having to spend up to €1.4 million on clearing litter each year, Westmeath County Council adopted its third litter management plan last week.

Trophy in hand, the mayor and his fellow councillors were eager to build on Kilkenny’s success in this year’s Tidy Towns competition, with talk turning to outright victory next year.