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Carrowbrowne Composting Facility
Galway City Council manages and operates a large composting facility in Carrowbrowne. The facility is operated in accordance with the EPA licence for the site and with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food licence under the Animal By-products Directive. The facility is licensed to accept 9500 tonnes of organic waste annually. Brown bin waste from over 20,000 households in Galway City is transported to the site from Galway City Council refuse collection service and, also, from a number of private waste collectors.