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18/06/2025

Monthly River Camac Clean Up June 2025.

On Saturday14/06/25 our 7 volunteers arrived to carry out the scheduled monthly River Camac Cleanup.

However, because the weather was so bad, and so few turned up, our Safety Officers, Brian R and Kevin, decided to cancel the Cleanup, and go to the pub instead!

As the pub wasn’t yet open, they moved to the SCD Leisure Centre for teas and coffees instead.

While at the SCD Leisure Centre, they collected 4 large bags of drinks bottles and cans which the Manager and Staff of the Centre kindly kept aside for us.

When these were put through the Deposit / Return Scheme machines at Aldi Newlands Cross, it produced a net figure of €73.90 to add to our funds.

Many thanks to the Manager and staff for keeping these items for us.

Pat G collected 2 bags of general waste which he left with the CTT waste at their collection point.

The next scheduled River Camac Cleanup will be on the second Saturday of July which falls on 12th July. Make a note in your diaries, and check the website ans Social Media sites for updates.

Looking forward to seeing you there! Many hands make light work!

18/05/2025

Monthly River Clean up Report for Saturday 17 May 2025.
Our 15 Volunteers collected 5 bags today, of which 0.5 bags were drinks cans and plastic bottles (re-cycled at Aldi), 0.5 bags were glass bottles (re-cycled at The Mills Centre Bottle Bank), 4 Bags of general waste, and other general waste.

This means that only 4 bags remain for SDCC to collect, plus some other general rubbish.

Big thanks to SDCC's Nessa and Piotr for their continuous support.

Next Cleanup scheduled for 2nd Saturday of June which falls on 14 June 2025.

Make a note in your diaries and be sure to check the website and Socials nearer the time for updates.

Pictures and spreadsheet below.

16/05/2025

NEXT MONTHLY RIVER CAMAC CLEAN UP FALLS ON NEXT SATURDAY 17 MAY 2025.

The last Camac River Cleanup was on Saturday 12 April 2025.

We normally meet at 09.45 at the Clondalkin Sports and Leisure Centre first car park nearest to the Old Nangor Road entrance, the Eircode is D22 E283.

Protective clothing, Hi Viz vests, gloves and pickers will be provided. Dress for the weather and make sure to wear suitable footwear.

AS THE FORECAST IS FOR LOTS OF SUNSHINE MAKE SURE TO WEAR SUNCREAM!! WE DON’T HAVE TO SAY THAT TOO OFTEN!!

Spread the word! Many hands make light work! Hope to see you there.

07/05/2025

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Friends of the Camac regret to announce that the normal River Camac cleanup scheduled for the second Saturday of the month, next Saturday 10th May

HAS BEEN POSTPONED BY ONE WEEK TO SATURDAY 17 MAY 2025.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Check on our website for further updates.

29/04/2025

Thanks to the Manager and Staff of SCD Leisure Clondalkin for keeping Drinks Bottles and Cans for us to recycle at the local Deposit Return Centres.

Pictures (left to right) show the 4 large bags collected for sorting, the final 2 large bags for Re-Turn Centre, plus 1 bag of drinks bottles and cans without the return logo and 1 bag of general waste, coffee cups, discarded gym gear etcrecycled at the Ballymount Civic Centre,

And the receipt from Aldi where the suitable cans and bottles were recycled.This contributed €68.60 to our funds -

Thanks again SCD Leisure for your continued support.

13/04/2025

Report of clean up

FOTC River Cleanup Report for Saturday 12 April 2024.

Our 10 Volunteers collected 15 bags today, of which 3 bag was drinks cans and plastic bottles (re-cycled locally), 3 bags were glass bottles (re-cycled at The Mills Centre Bottle Bank), and 9 Bags of general waste.

This means that only 9 bags of general waste, plus 4 Nitrous Oxide cylinders remain for SDCC to collect.

We noticed a reduction on the amount of Plastic Drinks bottles and drinks cans this time around so hopefully the Deposit / Return Scheme is working. The rest were recycled locally.

We were joined by a large force of Clondalkin Tidy Towns (CTT) volunteers who did a great job cleaning the outer car park of the Leisure Centre and the World war 1 memorial trees and garden.

Next Cleanup scheduled for 2nd Saturday of next month which falls on 10 March 2025. Make a note in your diaries and be sure to check the website and Socials nearer the time for updates.

Pictures and spreadsheet attached.

08/04/2025

NEXT MONTHLY RIVER CAMAC CLEAN UP IS ON THE SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH WHICH FALLS ON NEXT SATURDAY 12 APRIL 2025.

The last Camac River Cleanup was on Saturday 08 March 2025.

The next official River Clean Up will be on Saturday SATURDAY 12 APRIL 2025. all welcome.

We normally meet at 09.45 at the Clondalkin Sports and Leisure Centre first car park nearest to the Old Nangor Road entrance, the Eircode is D22 E283.
Protective clothing, Hi Viz vests, gloves and pickers will be provided. Dress for the weather and make sure to wear suitable footwear.
AS THIS IS WEATHER DEPENDENT PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CHECK THE WEBSITE, FACEBOOK PAGE AND WHATSAPP GROUP FOR UPDATES.

Spread the word! Many hands make light work! Hope to see you there.

22/03/2025

Have a look at the website - https://fotc.ie - for info on our very successful World Water Day event on Friday 21 March.

Well done to SDCC and LAWpro for organising and Clondalkin Global Garden for the tour.

And of course to our Honorary Secretary Paula Galvan and the students from Clonburris NS for attending, and to our own Members which were on hand to help out.

Well done everybody.

The next scheduled river clean up is on the second Saturday of April which fall on 12 April 2025. Check the website for updates.

14/03/2025

Pictures of the special bin and notice at SCD Leisure asking for drinks tins and bottles to be re-cycled by FOTC. This is much appreciated.

11/03/2025

577 Thank Yous!

Many many thanks to the Manager and staff of SCD Leisure Centre for saving their Drinks bottles and cans for us. We sorted them out on Sunday and recycled them Monday morning at Aldi Newlands Cross.

There were 577 items of which 395 were plastic drinks bottles and 182 were aluminium drinks tins, and got €92.75 cash back for our coffers, which as a voluntary organisation helps us defray our costs.

It also means that these items don’t end up in landfill.

More information on SCD Leisure Centre is available on their website – here’s the link - https://www.clondalkinleisure.com

08/03/2025

FOTC River Cleanup Report for Saturday 08 March 2025.

Our 13 Volunteers collected 10 bags today, of which 1 bag was drinks cans and plastic bottles, 2 bags were glass bottles (re-cycled at The Mills Centre Bottle Bank), and 7 Bags of general waste.

This means that only 7 bags of general waste, plus some other general waste items and 13 Nitrous Oxide canisters remain for SDCC to collect.

We noticed a reduction on the amount of Plastic Drinks bottles and drinks cans since the introduction of the Deposit / Return Scheme. It would be great if a similar scheme was introduced for glass bottles.

Big thanks to SDCC's Nessa Watkins and Pieter Mens for their continuous support.

Next Cleanup scheduled for 2nd Saturday of next month which falls on 12 April 2025.

Make a note in your diaries and be sure to check the website and Socials nearer the time for updates, here’s the link – www.fotc.ie
Pictures and spreadsheet attached.

See the total bags collected this year on the attached spreadsheet.

The figures for 2024 are up by 26 bags in total on the 2022 and 2023 figures, which were very similar.

And the good news is that last year, of the total number of bags collected of 159 we have saved 80 bags (that's 50.3%) from landfill. Our 3 bag sorting system is working!!

Well done Volunteers for all your hard work. Much appreciated.

PS - we also removed a shopping trolly and returned it to Dunnes, and a life buoy which we will return to SDCC at Corkagh Park.

05/03/2025

Water sampling – Wednesday 05/03/25.

Some of our Committee did a quick water sampling at The Oilmills Bridge Corkagh Park today.

We were please to find a good range of ‘the good guys’ insects which indicate good water quality, and none of ‘the bad guys’.

This wasn’t a formal sampling session, we just wanted to get a feel for the water quality this early in the year.

Delighted to see a small trout fry and a small crayfish.

Check back for more information.

(REMINDER – nest Saturday 08 March is our scheduled monthly River Clean up – see home page for more information.)

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