GALWAY COUNTY LAGS BEHIND CITY FOR RECYCLING

Date Published: 31-Dec-2008

Galway County Council needs to catch up with the City Council in terms of recycling initiatives.That's according to Green Party city Councillor Niall O' Brolchain, who welcomed news of a Government Grant of two million euro, towards the continuing development of waste recycling in the city.Galway County Council was not on the list of 23 local authourities to receive a total of 24 million in funding from the Department of Environment, for waste management and recycling. According to a spokesperson for the Department, payments are awarded to local authorities in relation to the rate of recycling, and based on submissions and proposals from local authorities.Speaking to Galway Bay FM News, Councillor Niall O' Brolchain says that a lot of work needs to be done within the county to catch up to the services in the city