My Department's premises at 23 Kildare Street are shared with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, which is the main tenant in the building. Collection and disposal of general waste from 23 Kildare Street is organised by the main tenant. Both Departments make common use of the same waste containers and there is no record kept of the volume of waste produced by each Department. The waste is categorised by general waste, cardboard and paper. There is a separate waste container for each of the three categories. The waste is not weighed but rather there is a flat-rate fee incurred each time the waste containers are emptied.
My Department's premises at Frederick Building are shared with the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Transport, the Department of Finance and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer for the Civil Service, with the Department of Foreign Affairs being the main tenant. In addition the owners of the building, Jones Lang La Salle, also have offices in the building and it is they who arrange general waste collection and disposal on behalf on all the occupants in the building. At the moment there is no recycling of waste from Frederick Building. The waste generated by all the occupants in the building is placed together in the same container. Again, there is a flat-rate fee incurred each time the waste is collected. The waste is not weighed. My Department has been in contact with Jones Lang La Salle about introducing waste separation and recycling in Frederick Building and it is understood that it plans to do this over the next few weeks, which will allow for paper, cardboard and glass to be separated, stored separately for collection and ultimately recycled.
Arrangement for disposal of electronic waste is dealt with directly by my Department. The waste is disposed of through NightTime Express in accordance with legislative requirements. A flat rate fee is charged per item for disposal. The waste is not weighed.
The National Museum has a contract with Ipodec for waste collection from its Kildare Street premises. A flat rate fee is charged per collection and the waste is not weighed. There is waste separation in place for paper, which is collected by Sunflower Recycling. The Office of Public Works collects waste from the National Museum premises at Collins Barracks. There is waste separation in place for paper to allow for recycling. The waste is not weighed.
Waste from the National Museum of Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar, County Mayo, is collected by McGrath Waste. There is waste separation in place for paper to allow for recycling. There is a flat fee charged per collection and the waste is not weighed.
Waste from the National Library, Kildare Street, is collected by Dublin City Council. Again, there is waste separation in place for paper to allow for recycling. The cost for disposal is per collection. The waste is not weighed.
Waste from the National Archives, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, is collected on a weekly basis by Dublin City Council. There is a waste separation option for paper and cans. The National Archives are charged for waste collection on a six-monthly basis. The waste is not weighed.
