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Technical Services

Technical Services Department is responsible for waste management, including refuse collection, skip hire and bulky waste, street cleansing and litter picking of main road verges. As part of these services two officers are assigned to the education and publicity involved with informing the general public of the need to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle waste and the Anti Litter Campaign.

The Department is also responsible for grounds maintenance of recreational play areas and burial grounds including burials and the provision and maintenance of floral displays in towns and villages.

The department is responsible for the provision and maintenance of public conveniences and other minor building maintenance work to Council buildings.

The department is also responsible for the design and implementation of environmental improvement schemes to towns and villages.

There is also a licensing section responsible for dogs, entertainment, amusement permits, petroleum, lotteries and street trading.

Our Technical Services include:

BLUE BIN RECYCLING

List of items which can and cannot be placed in the blue bin for recycling:-

YES	NO
PAPER	Plastic packaging or bags around magazines
Newspapers	Window envelopes
Magazines	Shredded paper
Envelopes	Paper bags
Junk mail	Glossy paper
Printed office paper	Hard backed books
Telephone directories	Gummed paper
Catalogues, brochures	Paper towels or tissues
CARD
All sizes of cardboard containers	Remove any plastic wrap and
to be flattened e.g:	polystyrene from cardboard
Egg boxes	Cardboard packaging with food residue in it
Cereal boxes
Toilet roll tubes
Kitchen roll tubes
Cardboard packaging around
e.g. yogurt pots, beans, soup, etc.
Corrugated card
METAL
All sizes aluminium cans/tins	Aluminium foil or food trays
All sizes steel cans/tins
e.g. food, drinks, sweets or biscuit tins
Aerosol cans, empty
CARTONS
Paper-based liquid food and drinks	No Glass
cartons e.g. tetra packs such as fruit juice, soup, custard, milk, rice, etc.
PLASTICS
Plastic Bottles with screw tops :-	Plastic wrapping or cling film
e.g. lemonade bottles, water bottles	Plastic bags
milk cartons, shampoo, conditioner,	Pringle tubs
fabric softener, washing up liquid,	Sauce tubs
household detergents, chemical bottles	Plastic cups/plates/cutlery
Plastic food cartons :-	Polystyrene or foam trays
e.g. washing tablet containers,	Chicken trays
butter/margarine tubs,	Ham packets
clear/black fruit and vegetable trays,	Cake trays/containers
yogurt/dessert tubs,	Bacon packets
brown plastic flower pots,	Trays which held any type of raw meat
black plastic flower trays/pots

- All plastic, metal and cartons which have contained food must be thoroughly washed,

rinsed and drained.

- Flatten all cardboard boxes.

- No damp cardboard or paper.

- Aerosols cans must be empty.

- No plastic food containers that have been in contact with any type of raw meat.

- Squash all containers where possible.

- Remove lids from plastic bottles and place in the blue bin.

- All other household waste goes in black bin. THANK YOU.

If you require any further advice or information on recycling please contact Yvonne Lecky at Strabane District Council by phone

028 7138 2204 or e-mail ylecky@strabanedc.com.

Civic Amenity sites are currently located at:

Carricklee- Strabane
Strabane Road- Plumbridge
Berryhill Road- Donemana
Killen Recycling Centre- Killen
Douglas Road- Newtownstewart

Carricklee Opening Hours

Winter: Mon - Sat 10.00am - 4.45pm
Summer: Mon - Fri 10.00am - 6.45pm
Summer: Saturday 10.00am - 4.45pm

Donemana, Newtownstewart, Plumbridge Opening Hours

Winter: Mon - Sat 10.00am - 4.45pm
Summer: Mon - Fri 10.00am - 6.45pm
Summer:Saturday: 10.00am - 4.45pm

Killen Recycling Centre

Mon - Sat 10.00am - 5.45pm

Winter: 1 October - 31 March

Summer: 1 April - 30 September

All sites are closed on Sundays.

You can contact us at: mscott@strabanedc.com