Kilkenny achieves “clean to European norms” status in latest Ibal report which is an excellent result.
Colourful Display on The Parade, Kilkenny. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Kilkenny tops in IBAL report
Category Archives: Anti litter
Mayor’s Massive Clean up 2011
Our Newly installed City Mayor David Fitzgerald has hit the ground running! Saturday June 25th at 10am the Mayor’s Massive clean up commences.! All volunteers and community groups and KKB members should meet at the Watershed, where high visibility jackets and cleaning utensils shall be distributed. groups will be dispatched to all areas of the city for a 1.5 hour city wide community clean up.
Participants in the Mayor’s massive clean up will be in with a chance to win a spot prize, while also helping their community.
All are welcome, come and assist in winning the overall Tidy towns Award title for Kilkenny this year.
St Patrick's Graveyard., Mid summer 2011. Copyright :Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Litter Bug Competition 2011
The KKB Children’s 2011 art competition is called “Make a Litterbug” competition for primary (5th Class) and secondary schools (Transition Year). The competition required students to form teams of up to 3 students to build their concept of a litterbug using recycled material only. The “Bug” could be no wider than 750mm and 1500mm high. The winning entry was judged to be the “Litterbug” that best demonstrates the reduce, reuse, recycle principle. The entries were required to target their message to their own age group and consider the impact of waste on their school, community and Kilkenny.
Fifth Class St. Patrick's De la Salle Boys Primary school winning entry, May 2011. Copyright : St. Patrick's De la Salle Boys Primary school
Fifth Class St. Patrick's De la Salle Boys Primary school winning entry, May 2011. Copyright: St. Patrick's De la Salle Boys Primary school
Litterbug winners from Fifth Class St. Patrick's De la Salle Boys Primary school with their teacher Mrs Reade and KKB members following the award of prizes, May 2011. Copyright : Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Litter bug winner made by D Galster, O Nickelson, J Coogan of transition year CBS secondary school Kilkenny under direction of C Cahill Art teacher. Copyright: CBS secondary school
Each school was required to choose a winner from within the entries in the school. The winning school entry will be put on public display in the city. The overall winners won ipod nanos for each team member.
Keep Kilkenny Beautiful by Composting
Composting information day: Bernadette Moloney, Environmental Awareness Officer and Nora Darcy KKB at the stand.
Keep Kilkenny Beautiful in association with the Environmental Awareness Officer of Kilkenny Local Authorities discussed the great benefits of home composting with shoppers in Woodie’s DIY last Saturday the 8th April. The information stand was busy with queries of best practice and many shoppers were pleased to learn that one third of household rubbish can be easily composted.
The information stand stood beside a composting unit that Woodie’s DIY stock. Store Manager Brendan Corr was delighted to assist the Kilkenny Tidy Towns group, KKB with this unique initiative. Mr Corr expressed great interest from the very beginning in working in partnership with the local group and Kilkenny Local Authorities. He also explained that their qualified horticulturist is always on hand to deal with any customer composting queries.
KKB are active with regular litter picks throughout the city and liaise closely with dozens of residents associations in the city environs. Kilkenny City fell only two points short of the national title in 2010 so this year efforts are concentrated on other competition categories like waste minimisation to boost their competition score.
Bernadette Moloney, the Environmental Awareness Officer of Kilkenny County Council was delighted to come on board with this initiative as it ties in nicely with the current national “stop food waste” campaign which has proven that average families can spend between €700-€1,000 annually on food that’s not eaten and ends up in the household bin. Composting materials like raw vegetables, fruit, tea bags together with newspaper can divert one third of household waste from landfill so it’s a practice which is easy on the pocket and great for the environment.
For further details; contact keepkilkennybeautiful or Bernadette Moloney, Environmental Awareness Officer, Kilkenny Coco on 056-7794487 or bernadette.moloney@kilkennycoco.ie
National Spring Clean Launch 2011
KKB has launched the National Spring Clean campaign 2011 with all of the city stakeholders.
A major clean up campaign has already commenced through out our City. Regular clean ups are being organised by the KKB in conjunction with local residential and community groups.
All groups who require assistance or support in relation to organising their own clean ups can contact the KKB for advice and help. The KKB also thank the large number of volunteers on our clean up Kilkenny text list who respond to our regular calls for assistance.
Official Launch of Kilkenny National Spring clean 2011, lead by our Mayor Martin Brett. Copyright : Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Official Launch of Kilkenny National Spring clean 2011 which took place at Bishops meadows. Copyright : Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Free Electrical Recycling Kilkenny City
Free electrical recycling is to take place at Cillín Hill Mart, Kilkenny City Saturday 20th November 2010, 10am to 4pm. All are welcome.
Free Electrical Recycling event Kilkenny
KKB bins the rubbish not the kats!
We are proud of our Kilkenny Kats, all we bin is our rubbish!
“Don’t Rubbish our Heritage” anti litter week 2010 in Kilkenny
An anti litter week titled “Don’t Rubbish our Heritage” took place in Kilkenny City as part of Heritage Week 2010.
On Thursday the 26th of August the Kilkenny City dog mascot handed out HSE information leaflets and pooper scoopers to dog walkers along the Canal and Castle Parade. the aim was to educate dog owners in relation to the importance of the responsible disposal of Dog waste.
Sheamus and the Fox, Heritage week 2010 anti litter action: Copyright Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Sheamus and the Fox attract young hurlers!, Heritage week 2010 anti litter action: Copyright Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
On Friday 27th of August we had extra cleaning help from Sheamus an enthusiastic street cleaner and his fox. Old and young alike were beguiled by the smart fox and silver tongued street cleaner. We thank Bui Bolg street performers who circulated High Street and St Kieran Street highlighting the importance of not throwing rubbish on the street and not stubbing cigarettes.
Sheamus and the Fox, Heritage week 2010 anti litter action at the City Hall, High street: Copyright Keep Kilkenny Beautiful
Kilkenny: Clean to European norms in Summer 2010
Kilkenny city has received a clean bill of health from ibal (Irish Business Against Litter) following its latest survey of some 53 towns and cities through out Ireland this Summer. Mr Sean Leahy Keep Kilkenny Beautiful chairman has complimented the excellent work undertaken this year by all elements of community.
The Parade and Kilkenny Castle August 2010. Copyright: Keep Kilkenny Beautiful.
Bainisteoir Bruscair 2010 Team sheets
Display at local Supervalue store Loughboy, Kilkenny.
Presentation of Bainisteoir bruscair team sheets at Supervalue, Loughboy.