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Environment Minister Phil Hogan today announced the provision of €5 million in funding to assist local authorities in meeting the costs associated with the operation of their bring banks and civic amenity facilities for the period January to June 2011.

Making the announcement, Minister Hogan said: "I am today allocating €5 million from this year’s Environment Fund, to assist local authorities with the costs incurred in operating their recycling facilities for the period January to June 2011. The funding underlines my ongoing commitment to providing support for measures that assist in the recycling and recovery of waste, even in the current economic climate".  The Minister has set aside a proportion of the funding to support the opening of civic amenity sites at weekends to make recycling as convenient as possible for the public.

Minister Hogan commended local authorities for their ongoing efforts to provide the necessary waste management infrastructure, and added that, "it is essential that we, as a nation, continue to manage our waste in the most environmentally friendly way possible and I would urge all local authorities to continue to put in place the requisite facilities to allow the public contribute towards this goal".

Read the full press release here.