Online waste exchange set to curb landfill use

DON’T dump it — swap it.

Online waste exchange set to curb landfill use
Fri, 11 Jan, 2008 - 00:00
Eoin English

Environment Minister John Gormley will launch a free online service this morning which allows householders to swap and reuse unwanted items which would otherwise be landfilled.

It is hoped the free Waste Matchers initiative, based in Macroom, Co Cork, will divert tonnes of material from dumps across the city and county.

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