Scariff recycling centre and transfer station

You can recycle these items here

Items include:

• Glass jars/bottles
• Aluminium cans
• Food cans
• Plastic bottles
• Heavy duty cardboard
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Tetrapak cartons
• Waste engine oil
• Scrap metal
• Timber

You can bring these items here free of charge (householders)

• Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) such as fridges, cookers, computers, etc.
• Fluorescent tubes
• Waste batteries
• Textiles (must be dry and clean)

You cannot bring these waste categories here

These waste categories are banned from the transfer station:

• Toxic, dangerous and hazardous wastes
• Liquids
• Animal carcasses
• Medical and health care waste
• Sewage sludges
• Septic tank effluent
• Farm plastic (view Farm plastic recycling information)
• Bulky wastes
• Tyres (View information about recycling tyres)

Map of location

Longitude: -8.535469 Latitude: 52.911688

Charges for recyclables

• Car, or car-based van or 4 wheel drive or equivalent - €5
• Car, or car-based van or 4 wheel drive and small trailer (max. 1.2 cu.m/42 cu.ft.) * - €9
• Light van - €12
• All other vehicles and vehicle/trailer combinations - €25
• A minimum charge will apply - €5

These charges are inclusive of V.A.T. at 13.5%

*Small Trailer is defined as less than 1.8m/6 ft. long and less than 0.6m/2 ft high.

Waste disposal charges

The following waste disposal charges will apply from 29th November, 2011:

• Mattress
  • €20.00 – Double mattress inclusive of VAT at 13.5%
  • €14.00 – Single mattress inclusive of VAT at 13.5%
• Furniture unit / couch
  • €30.00 –Three seater furniture unit / couch inclusive of VAT at 13.5%
  • €20.00 – Two seater furniture unit / couch inclusive of VAT at 13.5%
  • €10.00 – Single seater furniture unit / armchair inclusive of VAT at 13.5%
• ** Up to 12 bags €7.00 per bag inclusive of VAT at 13.5%
• + Car, or car-based van or 4WD
  • €140.00 - small trailer (max 1.2 cu.m. / 42 cu.ft) inclusive of VAT at 13.5%
  • €260.00 - medium trailer (max 4.0 cu.m. / 140 cu.ft) inclusive of VAT at 13.5%
• Van - €260.00 inclusive of VAT at 13.5%
• Pickup - €260.00 - low sides up to 0.6 m / 2 ft. high inclusive of VAT at 13.5%
• Van / Pickup and large trailer (max 8.0 cu.m./ 280 cu.ft.) - €420.00 inclusive of VAT at 13.5%
• Tractor and large trailer (max 8.0 cu.m / 280 cu.ft.) - €420.00 inclusive of VAT at 13.5%

Trucks, refuse freighters, skips are not allowed at Scariff Recycling Centre and Transfer Stations

+ Smaller trailer is defined as less that 1.8 m / 6 ft long and less that 0.6 m/ 2 ft high

** Bag equivalents – bag is defined as 40-50 litres (760 mm / 30 inches high “swing bin” liners and equivalent). Clare County Council reserves the right to estimate the volume of waste delivered in other bag sizes and / or by other means.

The cost is inclusive of transportation, processing and disposal of residual waste at a licensed facility elsewhere.  The final disposal also includes the cost of landfill levy which is currently €75.00 per tonne.

VAT is at 13.5%. 

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