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Tramore Valley Park In 2021, installation and commissioning of 56kwp solar photovoltaic system at Tramore Valley Park administration and laboratory buildings.
Solar Compacting Litter Bin Trials In 2021, Cork City Council trialled solar compacting litter bins. The findings of the trials noted that the number of collections of waste could be reduced by 75% by using solar compacting bins compared to the existing non compacting litter bins across the city. In conjunction with these trials, non-compacting recycling bin were installed at various locations. It was found that the levels of contaminated recycling bins in the city centre was of an acceptable level. This is a noted improvement compared to previous trials in 2016. As a result, it is anticipated that a number of permanent recycling bins will be strategically placed around the city centre in 2022.
Mattress Amnesty End-of-life mattresses are a problem waste stream for Cork City Council as they are illegally dumped in ditches and green areas around the city. They are bulky and difficult to handle and move for our Operations staff under the parks, roads and cleansing sections. They are unsightly and their presence in an area generally serves to encourage further illegal dumping in that area. As a result, Cork City Council provide a mattress amnesty service to the public on an annual basis allowing people bring their unwanted mattresses to our Civic Amenity Site at Tramore Valley Park. This service is run over a number of days with a charge of €5 per mattress. This service is run in collaboration with Bedwise Recycling who remove the mattresses for recycling and reuse, over 200 mattresses were dropped off by the public in 2021. It is reasonable to assume that a portion of these would otherwise have ended up being dumped in parks or open areas around the city.
Christmas Trees Each year in January, Cork City Council provide designated drop-off sites that enables members of the public bring their Christmas trees free of charge. The sites are situated throughout the city covering Glanmire, Ballincollig, northside and southside areas along with our Civic Amenity Site in Tramore Valley Park with the service being tendered for and provided under contract by tree service operators. In recent years we have seen significant increases in the take up from the public with the weights increasing from 74 tonnes collected and shredded in 2019 to 93 tonnes in 2022 By providing this service it greatly reduces the possibility of illegal dumping.
Old Cork Waterworks Experience In 2021, Old Cork Waterworks Experience installed one 45kw air to water unit plus a new circulating pump. Decommissioned 2 x 25kw water-based heat pumps, two well water pumps and two internal circulating pumps.
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