Nearly 100km of Kildare's rural roads kept tidy by locals Green Kilometre scheme '); '); Locals are responsible for tidying almost 100 km of rural roads in the Green Kilometre initiative, Kildare County Council has revealed. The council said this scheme has gained a lot of momentum in 2021, and volunteers have signed up to manage 97 kilometres of 1km stretches. Mayor of the Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District Cllr Kevin Duffy asked for an update on the initiative at the April monthly meeting. The council said that, in the year to date, 6.8 tonnes of litter were collected within the Municipal District under this scheme and there are number of other clean-ups planned.