Kildare Lily White Day 2019 set

The Kildare Lily White Day 2019 for cleaning up local areas has been set for Saturday 6 April, and Kildare County Council will collect specified litter and waste from communities which have registered with them, writes Brian Byrne.

The event is in conjunction with local Tidy Towns groups and is part of National Spring Clean Month. The collections will facilitate estate clean-ups, litter clearance of roads, sports fields, or any public space in Kildare.

A secure location is required for temporarily storing the waste to prevent illegal dumping where waste is left for collection. National Spring Clean is for removing litter, NOT for disposing of domestic waste. The council reserves the right not to remove waste if it believes the waste is not from a community clean up.

Waste will be collected from Monday 9 April onwards. Depending on the number of cleanups it may take a week or more to get to each collection, hence the need for the waste to be left in a secure location.

All loose waste must be bagged. Bags should not weigh more than 25kgs approximately. Larger items do not need to be bagged. The following waste cannot be removed: asbestos, builders rubble, sods or clay, or hazardous waste.

Applications for collections can be emailed to: environ@kildarecoco.ie or posted to: Kildare County Council, Environment Section, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co Kildare.

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