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Irish Organic Composting Schemes
A number of organic composting schemes run by community groups and local authorities exist in Ireland. Details of these are provided below along with contact details for those that would like to set up similar schemes and would like to learn more.
In addition IPCC have produced a Community Composting Guide which contains useful advise on setting up a community scheme, techniques, sources of funding and advice on project management.
| Irish Community Composting Schemes - Contact Information | Type of scheme | Date Established | Website |
| Crampton Community Composting Scheme, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. | Community composting scheme collecting household waste, composted in large scale wormery. | 1998 |
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| Green Waste Recycling Facility, Esker
Road, Lucan, Co Dublin. South Dublin County Council. Tel: 01 - 6283407 |
Public green waste recycling system. Euro 2 per car load - with a free bag of compost in rerturn. Times: Tuesday - Saturday 8.30 am-5.30 pm |
2000 | |
| Dublin Area Recycling of Organic Waste |
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| GAP Ballymun Community Composting Scheme Tel: 01 - 8331859 |
Organic waste digester making compost in 4 weeks from household organic waste. | 2001 | |
| The Center for Organic Education, An tIonad
Glas, Drumcollagher, Co Limerick Tel: 063 83121 |
New Zealand style compost boxes. | 1996 | |
| Cork County Council County Hall Cork. Tel: 021 - 276891/285327 |
The project deals with collection and treatment of source separated waste. 1500 households have been involved in the project since it was established. | 1997 |
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