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Civic Amenity and Recycling Centres

The Council has developed seven Civic Amenity Skip Sites within its district, with facilities available to dispose of general wastes, as well as providing facilities for the disposal of goods suitable for recycling.

Each facility, developed at a cost of approximately £300,000 per site, is open 6 days per week.

Waste taken to Civic Amenity Sites MUST be presorted for disposal and recycling. Wheeled Bins MUST NOT be brought to Civic Amenity Sites

The civic amenity sites are found at the following locations:

• Camlough, Quarter Road, Camlough. Tel. No. 028 3083 7352
• Hilltown, Rostrevor Road, Hilltown. Tel. No. 028 4063 8408
• Kilkeel, Ballymageough Road, Kilkeel. Tel. No. 028 4176 9485
• Mayobridge, Aughnagun Landfill Site, Mayobridge. Tel. No. 028 3085 1914
• Newtownhamilton, Newry Road, Newtownhamilton. Tel. No. 028 3087 8014
• Warrenpoint, Upper Dromore Road, Warrenpoint. Tel. No. 028 4175 2952
• Newry Civic Amenity Site, Chapel Road, Newry Tel. No. 028 3083 3699

To view a list of all the recycling facilities available Click here and to view a list of materials which can be recycled Click here.

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Opening hours

Charges for use of Civic Amenity and Recycling Centres

Civic Amenity Sites and Recycling Centres are free for domestic customers only.

Charges apply for use of the facilities by Trade/Business customers. (Effective 01st April 2009 - 31st March 2010)

Where a towing vehicle and trailer both contain refuse, a combination of 2 charges will be applied.

Landfill Tax has been included in the above charges based on assumed average weights.

The Council reserves the right not to accept large quantities of commercial waste (ie over 1 tonne) at its Civic Amenity Sites. Such waste may be disposed of at the Aughnagun Landfill Site. Council staff will direct callers to Aughnagun in these circumstances.

DIY update to Civic Amenity Sites

Please note that from the 1st of November 2009, paint will only be accepted at Camlough, Kilkeel and Aughnagun Civic Amenity Sites. Householders will be only allowed to take 10 litres of paint per visit to these sites.

Treating paint is expensive and hazardous. Last year alone, the Council spend over £25,000 dealing with paint. Newry and Mourne District Council’s Recycling Officers are encouraging householders to help reduce this figure and to deal responsible with the extra containers they may have unused.

As part of this campaign, the Council will be providing leaflets with information on how to reduce waste paint to users of the Civic Amenity Sites over the coming weeks. Please Click Here to see a copy of the leaflet.

You can still recycle empty metal paint tins at any of the Council’s 7 Civic Amenity Sites.

Residents are asked to follow the following simple steps:
• Make sure the tin is made from metal
• Make sure there is no liquid paint inside and that the tin is dry on the inside (For paint residue in the tin, remove the lid and allow to dry completely. Remove the skin and dispose separately).
• Place the empty paint tin in the scrap metal bin at any of the 7 Civic Amenity Sites.

*Due to a change in government legislation plasterboard cannot be landfilled. For information on recycling plasterboard Click Here.

Cardboard Passes Commercial Customers

Arrangements may be made by Commercial customers for the disposal of cardboard waste, free of charge* (*must be a customer of the Council's Trade Refuse Collection ) Please contact 028 30313233 for more information.

Pilot Scheme

The council is concerned with the amount of potentially recyclable wastes currently being put into the general waste skips at its civic amenity sites and new signage has been erected at all sites advising householders to "Sort Your Waste".

Cashless System

A new Cashless Voucher system has been implemented in tandem with existing cash systems at all Civic Amenity Sites effective 1st February 2006.

To obtain vouchers please contact the Commercial Service Officer Tel: 028 3031 3233