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Recycling charges reduced to only €4 per car!

Dungloe Recycling Centre,
Údarás na Gaeltachta Industrial Estate,
Dungloe,
Co. Donegal 

Opening Hours

Thursday 10.30am - 5.00pm  
Friday 8.30am – 2.00pm
Saturday 8.30am – 2.00pm

Please note that the site will only be open to the public during the above times

Recycling charges reduced to only €4 per car! 

Free Recycling

The following recyclable items will be accepted Free of Charge:
Glass bottles/jars
Food and drink cans, aerosol cans
Textiles (No duvets, pillows / cushions accepted).
Fluorescent Tubes
Household Batteries
Car Batteries
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Print Cartridges/Mobile Phones

€4 & €8 Recycling

€4 will allow access for private vehicles (without trailers) and €8 for private vehicles with small car trailers (e.g. 6” by 4”) depositing a combination of the following waste items and materials:
Paper
Cardboard
Plastic
Milk & Drinks Cartons
Waste Engine Oil
Waste Cooking Oil
Mixed metals (e.g. steel sink, beer barrel, bicycle, bin, barbecue, radiator, water tank)

Bulky Items Charges

 

€8 Charge:
A charge of €8 per item will apply for the deposit of the following bulky items:
Mattress (Single) Single Bed – excl. mattress Crate
Kitchen/Dining Chair Buggy Bedside Locker
Garden Chair Rocking Horse Pram
High Chair Slide Large Toys
Ironing Board Stepladder Curtain/Blind
Toilet Cistern Bathroom Sink

€20 Charge:
A charge of €20 per item will apply for the deposit of the following bulky items:
Double Bed – excl. mattress Chest of Drawers Table
Mattress (Double) Bath Sofa
Armchair Shower Tray Door
Wardrobe Cot Linoleum (per room/roll)
Carpet (per room/roll)

 
Note
Vehicles with large, agricultural, silage or livestock trailers will not be allowed access to the Council’s Recycling Centre.

Construction and demolition wastes, such as windows, fireplaces, ceramic tiles, slates, roof tiles and timber, will not be accepted at the Council’s Recycling Centre.

Items not otherwise specified will be charged on the basis of the nearest comparable item. The decision of site staff will be final. It you are unsure whether an item will be accepted, you should contact,


Contact Details Environment Section

Stranorlar: (074) 91 72222
Laghey: (074) 97 24400
Carndonagh: (074) 93 73700
Letterkenny: (074) 91 94200
Milford: (074) 91 53900
Dungloe: (074) 95 61300



Retail Outlets Selling Tickets For Dungloe Civic Amenity Site

The Cope Supermarket, Main Street, Dungloe
Charlie Sharkey’s Mace, Main Street, Dungloe
Cavanagh’s Supervalu, Carnmore Road, Dungloe
Sharkey’s Service Station, Gweedore Road, Dungloe
Funded by the Irish Government and part financed by the European Union under the National Development Plan 2000 - 2006. Your Plan - Your Future. 


 

Contact:

David Friel, Recycling Officer (074) 91 76274 or email dfriel@donegalcoco.ie or Suzanne Tinney, Waste Awareness Officer, (074) 91 76276 or email suzanne.tinney@donegalcoco.ie

Directions:

From the Main Street in Dungloe take the road to Burtonport, take the second right hand turn (after Óstan na Rossan) and take the next left hand turn at the Údarás na Gaeltachta, Industrial Estate, drive into the Industrial Estate and you have reached the Dungloe Civic Amenity Site.


Map of Dungloe Civic Amenity Site