The Environmental Services Department of Fingal County Council is responsible for maintaining a wheeled bin refuse collection service in Malahide and has Recycling Centres at Mantua Road, Swords (under the M1 viaduct) and in Coolmine Industrial Estate, Dublin 15.
It also operates a construction/demolition waste recycling facility and provides recycling bring banks throughout the county. Bring banks in Malahide are located at Malahide beach car park, Malahide Bridge Club, Malahide Castle car park. For information on Fingal County Council recycling facilities click here and they also offer a service for removal of abandoned/unwanted cars (ph. 890 6799) .
Environmental Charge
Fingal County Council has, since 2002, operated a bin tag environmental charge. The current cost for bin collection is €8 for a standard 240L grey/black bin and €4 for a 120L bin in addition to an annual charge of €110. Green recycling bins and brown compost bins are collected fortnightly at no charge.
Recycling facilities at Mantua Road and Coolmine accept the following: Green, brown & clear glass, aluminium cans, newspapers and magazines, plastics, car batteries, clothes, white electrical goods WEEE (e.g. fridges), wood and cardboard.
The full list of materials accepted and charges applying is available at Fingal County Council Environment Dept.
