Newry and Mourne District Council have 36 Brings Sites located across the district for the recycling of glass, aluminium drinks cans and steel food cans, paper and textiles.
Click here to see a list of locations.
If you think you know of a suitable location for bring banks, please contact the office with your suggestion. Locations are picked based on: -
- Location to other bring banks and householders,
- Ease of access and servicing
- Level of security.
Thank you very much for your ongoing support of recycling in the Newry and Mourne area, by using the Council’s recycling banks. Your efforts have contributed to the achievement of the 1005 tonnes of glass, 297 tonnes of paper, 12 tonnes of cans and 297 tonnes of textiles that have been successfully recycled at bring sites during 2008/09.
What can be recycled in the Bring banks?
No Thanks - Materials which can’t be put in or beside the Bring banks
- Plastic bottles and cardboard can be placed in your blue bin
- Drink cartons can be taken to your local Household Recycling Centre for recycling
- Plastic bags and packaging and household waste should be put in your black bin.
Energy and resource conservation
Glass is one of the most suitable materials for the recycling process. In the manufacture of new glass, up to 40% of the raw material may be in the form of cullet (recycled crushed glass bottles & jars). Recycling can achieve considerable savings in raw material and energy needs. The addition of cullet assists in the melting process and as recycled glass melts at a lower temperature in the furnace, less fuel is required. On average, for every additional 10% of cullet used in the raw material batch, energy costs are reduced by 1%.
Misuse of Banks
The Council employ a Bottle Bank Attendant to service the Bring Banks in the district weekly to maintain the surrounding area of the banks to allow them to be visually attractive and remain an asset to their local area. However, our experience is that Bring Banks can be subject to abuse.
Abuse of the banks can include: -
- Littering can occur beside the bank when people leave their recyclables beside the bank rather than placing recyclables into the bottle bank
- Illegal dumping
- Placing of incorrect materials in a certain bank – eg. Putting cardboard in the paper bank.
Leaving materials for recycling beside the banks
Even just leaving your recycling beside the banks, rather than placing the bottles, jars and cans in the bank, is illegal. This type of littering can build up and costs time and money to be cleared up. Many of our Bring Banks are on private property and we do not want to loose the goodwill of the landowners.
If the banks are full, please ring 028 30313220 in office hours. Users can go to another site, or return later when the banks have been emptied.
Mobile CCTV cameras are being used to catch people dumping so even if you leave behind a cardboard box it could cost you a fine or a court case!
Bring banks are not for commercial use
Sometimes bring banks are used illegally by commercial outlets. Their large volume of glass floods the banks, leaving little capacity for the domestic user and upsets the collection pattern. Bring banks are intended for household glass only.
We also have a problem with cardboard from commercial businesses contaminating the paper banks. Also because this material is not to go into the paper bank, it can mean that the contents of the bank is rejected and sent to landfill – making this a less cost effective method of recycling.