COUNCILLOR KIERAN BINCHY
To ask the Manager to explore working with the Dublin Bicycle Depot, 1a Maxwell Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6, telephone 087 xxxxxxxx as they provide a great service to private business and management companies whereby they remove and recycle abandoned and unwanted bicycles. Dublin City Council should ensure that any bicycles which are in the public realm and which are deemed to be abandoned should be recycled or at least used for parts rather than dumped or used for scrap.
CITY MANAGER’S REPLY:
Waste Management Services remove a small number of abandoned bicycle frames each year. They are usually attached to public railings with only a bare shell of the bicycle remaining. They are taken to our waste management depot in Collins Avenue, tel 8369226. We hold on to them for approximately a month in case their owners are looking for them. The above-mentioned company can certainly contact our depot if they are interested in these bicycle frames.