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Independent legal advice sought by city councillors attempting to prevent the privatisation of the household waste collection service has found that it is an executive function of the city manager that cannot be interfered with and that a resolution directing the service to be retained would contravene Section 140(10) of the local Government Act 2001.

Waste management company Greyhound has announced its expansion into Galway city with the creation of 10 local jobs and promises of 50 per cent savings on household bin costs.

As Christmas approaches and the weather turns colder many garages may be tempted to recycle waste engine oil as fuel in their workshops, but the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warns people in Mayo that this is dangerous.

As Christmas approaches and the weather turns colder, many garages may be tempted to recycle waste engine oil as fuel in their workshops, but the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned people in Kilkenny that this is dangerous.

“We will do it without you,” is the threat Mullingar traders made to Westmeath County Council as they search for proactive solutions to the crisis of the recession.

The Brown Bin Service has been rolled out in the towns of Athlone, Mullingar, Kinnegad, and Moate, and accepts food and garden waste (bio-waste).

At Kilkenny District Court on Tuesday, Bernard McNamara of Hugginstown trading as BMN Tyre Services pleaded guilty to an offence under the Waste Management (tyres and waste tyres) Regulations 2007 in relation to the holding, storage and disposal of waste tyres.

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

An information seminar will be run by Mayo County Council in partnership with Castlebar Camber of Commerce on the new Waste Management (Food Waste) Regulations. The seminar will also cover ways of minimising food waste in the catering sector.

While the landfill site at Ballydonagh outside Athlone is no longer in operation as a waste management facility as of last week, the council have maintained a facility for members of the public to continue to dispose of household waste directly.