Limerick City and County Council own three Civic Amenity Centres in Limerick which are operated under contract.
Civic Amenity Centres opening hours are listed below
Civic Amenity Centre | Opening Hours | Phone number |
Mungret Civic Amenity Centre, | Monday – Wednesday Thursday - Friday Saturday | 086 2053428 |
Kilmallock Civic Amenity Centre, | Tuesdays and Saturdays only | 086 2053430 |
Newcastle West Civic Amenity Centre,
| Wednesdays and Saturdays only | 086 2053427 |
Please note opening times for each centre are subject to change during Christmas periods and Bank Holidays.
Please contact Customer Service for further information:
- Email: customerservices@limerick.ie
- Phone: 061 556000
Revised gate charges at the Mungret, Newcastlewest and Kilmallock Civic Amenity Centres as follows:
Civic Amenity Centres
| Vehicle Type | Price |
| Car | €7 |
| Car and Trailer (6FT X 4 FT) | €16 |
| Light Van | €16 |
| Double Axel Trailer (8ft x 4 ft) | €32 |
| Single Mattress incl. base | €18 |
| Double Mattress incl. base | €24 |
| King/Queen Mattress incl. base | €30 |
| Armchair | €12 |
| 2 – Seater Couch | €18 |
| 3 – Seater Couch | €24 |
| All batteries | Free |
| Fluorescent Tubes | Free |
| WEEE | Free |
| Domestic Fridges | Free |
| Washing Machines | Free |
| Roll of Carpet | €10 per room |
| Green waste/per van or car | €7 |
| Green waste/per van or trailer | €16 - €32 |
| Green waste/commercial | €0.12/kg |
Free mulch/compost is available to the public for collection from all three Civic Amenity Centres.
Materials accepted
| Aerosols (Households) – limits apply | Flat glass | Plastic oil containers (up to 5 litres) |
| Batteries (Up to 2kg free of charge, over 2 kg €10 each) | Fluorescent Tubes, lamps and light bulbs | Polystyrene |
| Books | Garden waste (grass/hedge cuttings, but no soil) | Scrap metal |
| Bricks, tiles and ceramics | Glass bottles | Soil and stones |
| Carboard and Cardboard packing (Dry only) | Mixed paper (Junk mail and envelopes) | Tetra Paks |
| Clean plastic bags | Mobile phones/Phones | Tiles and ceramics |
| Clothing and footwear | Newspaper/Magazines | Timber untreated only |
| Concrete | Oil filters – limits apply | Tree cuttings – less than 5 inches in diameters |
| Drink and foods cans (clean) | Paint tins (up to 5 tins, €2 per tin thereafter) | Waste oil |(Cooking/car) limits apply** |
| DVD’s and CD’S | Plastic bottles | White goods |
| Electrical goods | Hard plastics | Large household furniture and carpeting |
Note** There is a limit of 10 litres for engine and cooking oil.
Larger quantities of the above items are accepted and additional charges apply as follows:
- Engine Oil - €1 per litre
- Cooking Oil - €0.50 per litre
- Oil Filters - €2 per litre
The above charges only apply when you exceed the limits per customer.
Bulky goods are accepted for disposal at all three sites.
Materials not accepted
| General waste | Treated timber – creosote and painted |
| Clingfilm (accepted in Mungret only) | Plastic baths and shower trays |
| Fibre glass items | Plaster board |
| Household gas cylinders | PVC window frames |
| Ink and toner cartridges | Pillows and duvets |
| Insulation materials | Suitcases |
| Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF) |
The above items should be taken to Gortadroma Waste and Recycling Centre Ballyhahill, County Limerick.
Telephone: 069 82339
Gortadroma’s opening hours are 9am to 3pm Tuesday and Wednesday inclusive.
Closed for lunch 1pm to 1.30pm
Gortadroma is closed Thursday to Monday inclusive.