Balloo Recycling Centre
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The Borough’s new Recycling Centre (civic amenity site) on Balloo Avenue is now open. The current facilities at Rathgael Road have now closed.
Opening hours and Current charges
| Opening Hours | Mon - Fri | Sat/Sun |
| Summer (1st Apr - 31st Sept) | 8am - 8pm | 9am - 6pm |
| Winter (1st Oct - 31st Mar) | 8am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm |
| Current Charges | ||
| Car/Small Van/Single Axle Trailer | £28.50 | £57.50 |
| Car/Small Van/Single Axle Trailer | £57.50 | £115 |
Facilities for recycling sites include: glass bottles and jars, drinks cans, newspapers and magazines, textiles, plastic bottles, garden waste, books, waste engine oil, scrap metal, small and large electrical items and fluorescent tubes.
Recycling of wood and rubble is available at the Balloo Avenue facility.
How will I use the new site?
The new site is different to Rathgael (and most other civic amenity sites in Northern Ireland) in a number of ways:
- It is a semi-circular drive-through with a one-way flow of traffic.
- It has five covered bays where you can park your car and then easily and safely dispose of general waste or recycle a range of materials. Sorting your waste before you visit will save you time at the site.
- If you have other goods e.g. paint or electrical items, trained staff will advise where in the site these
items should be left. - When you have finished recycling you will exit the site via the one-way system onto Balloo Avenue.
Please note that the site is not licensed to take asbestos. Tyres, gas cylinders and some other hazardous materials will not be accepted.
Like the Rathgael Road facility the new site is a strictly no-smoking area.
The Environmental Education Information Centre-Education Room.
The Education Room overlooks the Balloo Recycling Centre and Balloo Wood (where the Wind Turbine is sited).
This room is available for school and community groups (maximum 30 people). Visits can include talks, presentations and activities. Please contact the Recycling and Waste Minimisation Officer on 028 9127 0302 if you have a group that would like to visit the Education Room.
Where is the new site situated?
Balloo Avenue, Bangor.
It is accessible from Balloo Drive and the Newtownards Road.
Customer use has been at the forefront of the design process and so, for example, the site will be very clean, you will not need to put on old clothes to use it and will be able to recycle on your way to and from work. Trained staff will be on hand at all times to help users separate their waste and dispose of bulky items.
The environmental education centre will facilitate visits by interested groups and schools interested in environmental issues. It will furnish information not just about reducing, reusing and recycling, but also about renewable energy, Council's proposed wind turbine, the Balloo Wood complex, the Wetlands Park at the new Business Village, etc.
Facts About the New Household Waste Recycling and Environmental Education Centre
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It will meet the needs of current North Down residents and those for generations to come
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It will provide facilities to recycle glass bottles and jars, drinks cans, newspapers and magazines, textiles, plastic bottles, garden waste, waste engine oil, waste cooking oil, scrap metal, fridges and freezers, paint, timber, televisions and computer monitors, fluorescent tubes, car batteries and household batteries.
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It is double the capacity of the old Rathgael site.
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This centre has helped North Down reach a Recycling and Composting Target of 42% (2008/9)
