DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL has said there are “no more rubbish excuses” after it installed two new waste compactors in Dublin city centre.

The waste compactors have been installed on Fownes Street Upper and St. Stephens Green.

A waste compactor is a machine designed to compress and compact various types of waste materials into smaller, more manageable sizes.

Dublin City Council said the initiative will see the removal of 1,000 plastic bags from the streets per day.

No More Rubbish Excuses! 🚮

Dublin City Council is stepping up its cleaning game with new waste compactors now installed on Fownes Street Upper & St. Stephen’s Green 💪

✅ 1,000 plastic bags removed daily
✅ Cleaner streets across 90 pilot locations
✅ Businesses & residents:… pic.twitter.com/2fBlpYGYyM

— Dublin City Council (@DubCityCouncil) October 10, 2025

A spokesperson added that in the initial pilot phase, plastic bags will be removed from 90 streets and there are plans to expand the scheme further on a phased basis over the coming months.  

Residents and businesses in the pilot area who are customers of Panda and Key Green can sign up to the initiative and drop their rubbish in the compactors.

Newly installed waste compactor at St Stephen’s Green, part an initiative to remove plastic bag waste from 90 city streets. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

The installation of the new waste compactors has coincided with the City Council’s new litter prevention and awareness campaign ‘No More Rubbish Excuses’.

The ‘No More Rubbish Excuses’ campaign will run across radio, billboards and social media and reinforce the message that keeping Dublin clean is a shared responsibility between residents, businesses and visitors.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Ray McAdam, described the new waste compactors as a “game-changer” which will remove a “significant amount of waste from our streets and create a more pleasant environment for everyone”.

Newly installed waste compactor at Fownes Street Upper by Central Plaza RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

Meanwhile, Richard Shakespeare, chief executive of Dublin City Council, remarked that the new ‘No More Rubbish Excuses’ campaign is a “clear statement of our intent”.

“We have listened to the concerns of Dubliners and have implemented our strategy to tackle waste management head-on,” he added.

Council workers operate a newly installed waste compactor at St Stephen’s Green RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

A spokesperson added that the Council has invested in additional staff and vehicles to enhance cleaning zones and that enforcement has been stepped up with new litter wardens and dedicated night patrols now in operation.