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St. Anne's Park Composting Facility/ Green Depot
Organic and garden waste is brought by Dublin Corporation Parks Department , landscape contractors , waste disposal contractors and the general public . Approximately 60,000 cubic meters of green waste was brought to the depot in 2000 , that's enough to fill Croke Park to a depth of a million miles . This is brought to a 3,000 square meter reception area where it is sorted and chipped if necessary ( for woody items such as trees ) . The composting area is 8,000 square meters . 10.000 cubic meters of compost is produced each year , which is used in Dublin Corporation Parks , by landscape contractors and private householders for their gardens . There are two people employed full time at the depot .

The following items are suitable for composting :

• Tree branches
• Hedges/bush/shrub prunings
• Grass clippings
• Leaves
• Pallets
• Waste wood
• Christmas trees

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