Portlaoise Recycling Centre is located at Kyletalesha Landfill.
Please note details of opening hours for December 2010 and January 2011 are now available to download: Dec 2010 & Jan 2011 Landfill & Recycling Centre hours
This state of the art Recycling Centre is located approximately 3 miles outside Portlaoise, on the Mountmellick Road. The facility, located at Kyletalesha Landfill, accepts a wide variety of materials for recycling, including:
- Aluminium cans (eg drink cans)
- Beverage Cartons (eg juice cartons etc)
- Car Batteries
- Car Tyres (conditions apply)
- Cardboard
- Clothes/Textiles
- Engine Oil
- Fluorescent Tubes and Light Bulbs
- Gas Cylinders Glass (Clear, Green and Brown Glass - Blue Glass can go with Green Glass)
- Household Batteries (eg torch batteries)
- Household Hazardous Waste (eg paint, paint thinners, weed killers etc)
- Metal Paper Sheet Glass (eg windows)
- Newspapers and magazines
- Plastic Containers for soft and hard plastics
- Steel food cans (eg dog food tins, bean tins etc)
- Waste Electronic & Electrical Goods (WEEE Goods eg TVs, microwave ovens, fridges freezers etc).
Please ensure that items are placed in the correct container(s) to ensure they are recycled properly. Remember to remove any bags/boxes that you brought with you.
Opening Hours from Monday 06 July 2009:
- Monday - Friday: 8am to 3.30pm
- Saturday: 8am to 1pm
- Sundays/Bank/Public Holidays: Closed
Admission Fee: €3 (coins only - no change given) per vehicle - no commerical customers allowed. Receipts are available on request on the day of visit.
Waste Electronic and Electrical Goods (WEEE Goods), are still accepted free of charge.
If you have a query on reducing, reusing or recycling your waste, please contact the Environment Section on 057 867 4322.
Please visit recyclemore.ie for more information about recycling in Ireland.
Free Entry to Recycling Centres during Repak’s Recycling Week 04 – 10 October
Laois County Council is calling on all householders to avail of free entry to both Portlaoise and Portarlington Recycling Centres during Repak’s national recycling week 04-10 October.
Last year, the people of Laois recycled the equivalent over 9,898 tonnes of used packaging and according to Laois County Council’s Senior Engineer in Environment, John O’Donoghue, “this year we hope to further boost our recycling rates and are delighted to offer free entry for domestic customers into our 2 state of the art recycling centres.”
As constant advocates of ‘sliming your bin and trimming your costs’ Laois County Council encourage everyone to reduce their waste line. Also a special on line recycling competition has been organised on the Council’s website for both businesses and householders – visit www.laois.ie for further details.
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