| Glass collection row rages on |
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| Tuesday, 29 April 2008 | |
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THE row between a private waste operator in north county Dublin and the local authorities over house glass collection issues is continuing unabated. Waste operator Greenstar has accused Dublin’s councils of launching an advertising campaign based on “misinformation” on how best glass can be recycled. Greenstar was recently prohibited from operating a kerbside glass collection service in north county Dublin after Dublin City Council stated it could not be collected as a household waste. The local authorities’ current advertising campaign states that glass can only be recycled as glass if householders bring different coloured glass to bottle banks. However, Greenstar disagrees with this statement and claims that glass recycling companies in Ireland have technology that allows them to separate mixed coloured glass into their separate colours and recycle them back into glass. It said mixed colour glass collected by Greenstar through its kerbside glass collection in South Dublin, Wicklow and Cork is recycled back into glass through this process. Jerry Dempsey, Greenstar’s marketing director, has slammed Dublin City Council for its latest advertising campaign. “Not content with forcing the temporary suspension of Greenstar’s kerbside glass collection to householders in Fingal, the Dublin local authorities are now using scaremongering tactics to force householders into using council run bottle banks instead of enjoying the convenience of kerbside glass collection,” Mr Dempsey said. “People should have a choice, and research clearly shows that with kerbside collections available to supplement bottle banks, the overall glass recycling rate increases. “Instead of making difficulties for private waste collectors who are bringing choice, convenience and innovation to householders, the local authorities should be working with private collectors to ensure that we meet Ireland’s ambitious recycling targets and help the environment at the same time.” However, Hugh Coughlan, administrative officer with Dublin City Council, told Northside People that separating glass at source was still the most environmentally way to have it recycled. “The technology which Greenstar is availing of to separate mixed glass is primarily used to find contaminants such as ceramics or drink cans amongst the glass,” Mr Coughlan argued. “Separating the glass before it is collected also significantly reduces the amount of labour involved before it can be recycled. “If it was as easy as just chucking it all into the same bin then we would be in favour of it as well, but examples throughout Europe show that bottle banks are still the most favoured option.” Mr Coughlan said there was also the issue of private operators who were offering to collect glass in the green bins with paper and cans. “This glass certainly can’t be recycled back into glass and the best it can be used for is as a road aggregate,” Mr Coughlan added. “Putting glass in the green bin also contaminates the paper and reduces the overall quality of the product when it is recycled.” Meanwhile, Mr Dempsey warned that Greenstar would be calling on the Advertising Standards Authority to stop the local authorities’ advertising campaign. “We are also launching a counter advertising campaign in the near future so that householders can know the truth about their glass recycling options,” Mr Dempsey added. |
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