Looking for information about a council service?
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:
- Waste Collection & Disposal
- Street Cleaning and Litter
- Skip Hire
- Wheelie Bin Sales
- Burial Grounds
- Bus Shelters
- Road Name Plates
- On Street Drinking laws
- Dog Licensing
WASTE WATCHING TIPS FOR A GREENER CHRISTMAS
Before:
- Purchase Christmas cards made from recycled materials or charity cards.
- Send e-christmas cards to friends who have email addresses.
- If possible buy Fairtrade or Charity Gifts.
- Bags for Life make good Christmas presents and you could fill them up with Christmas goodies.
- For the someone who has everything, make a donation to a charity on their behalf.
- Buy gifts that have as little packaging as possible.
- When doing your Christmas grocery shopping only buy what you need, the shops will be open on the 27th(or maybe earlier).
After:
- Recycle your Christmas cards after Christmas at collection points organised by the Woodland Trust at Tesco, M & S and TK Maxx from 2-31 Jan 2009 and also at ASDA Strabane from 27 Dec to 19 Jan 2009.
- Recycle your real Christmas tree by chipping it and turning it into mulch for the garden or take to one of the Council’s Recycling Centres to be recycled.
- Recycle glass bottles and jars at Bring Banks throughout the District.
- Recycle glossy magazines, brochures and catalogues at Paper Banks throughout the District.
- Recycle aluminium and steel cans, steel biscuit tins, cardboard from packaging, plastic bottles, magazines and newspapers in the blue bin.
- Compost raw vegetable and fruit peelings, teabags, egg shells and dead flowers. Home composters available for £5.00 from Council Office.
- Recycle old electrical and electronic equipment (e.g.: TV’s, computers, electronic game consoles, fridges, freezers, mobile phones etc.) at any of the five Recycling Centres in the District. (Newtownstewart can only take small electrical items)
ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR BLUE BINS
We can now accept additional waste paper items in the Blue Bins. They are as follows:-
Junk Mail (No window envelopes)
Envelopes (No window envelopes)
Printed office paper
Cereal cartons
Card packaging
Corrugated card
Phone directories
Catalogues i.e: Argos, Next.
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.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY RECYCLING FOR 2009!!!
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 9.00am - 4.45pm
- Summer: Mon - Fri 9.00am - 6.45pm
- Summer: Saturday 9.00am - 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 9.00am - 5.45pm
Winter: 1 October - 31 March
Summer: 1 April - 30 September
You can contact us at: mscott@strabanedc.com
