A growing number of people are requesting grass and hedge cutting compost centres, according to Letterkenny councillor Gerry McMonagle.
The council is being called on to provide composting facilities in local recycling centres or a stand-alone service to take in garden waste.
Cllr McMonagle said there is a demand for a service which would take in cuttings and turn it into mulch to sell back to gardeners.
Speaking at this week’s Letterkenny-Milford MD meeting, he questioned why there are no facilities to recycle garden waste for the benefit of helping gardens grow.
Currently, Donegal’s six public recycling centres accept garden waste at a cost of €2 per bag. The council also provides a subsidised rate of €13 on home composting units.
Cllr Donal Coyle, who seconded the motion, said that dumping is a problem in this area; “When grass is dumped in a particular spot the next thing is you see other rubbish being added to it.
“If there was composting at recycling centres it would cut out a lot of that.”
