Waste policy is no longer a load of rubbish

I CAN’T let this Environmental Awareness Week pass without complimenting Cork County Council on their state-of-the-art waste and recycling centre in Clonakilty.

Waste policy is no longer a load of rubbish
Fri, 07 Oct, 2005 - 01:00

Things have certainly changed in the 10 years since my husband and I took up residence near the town.

After living in Germany for over 20 years we were ‘conditioned’ to separate our rubbish. I just couldn’t bring myself to discard newspapers. In March 1999 we were delighted with the announcement of ‘20/20 vision’ of waste management.

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