It occurs to me that if one is on good terms with your neighbour, given the exhorbitant fixed cost of the service charges floated, that it would make sense to double up and put all the waste into one set of common bins and split the bill 50-50. Assuming both parties are broadly speaking using the same amount of weight.
If I missed anything in the pricing structure that would mitigate against that, please correct me.
I just did a calculation of my bin charges from Greyhound . I'm currently paying €200 per year. Under the new system I expect to be paying over €600 per year !
To Quote Alan Kelly "In 87% of cases people ended up paying less for waste as a result of this initiative, so it's a win-win across the board, it's a win-win in relation to people paying less."
He forgot to mention that it's a win-win for bin companies.Hopefully some journalist will investigate the real reason for the price hike and the reason it was sneaked in before the general election.
Glass bin is empty, tomorrow general waste is emptied and next week recyclable’s and compost bin. Then they can take the bins away.
I have 3 weekly containers lined up for glass, recyclables and a 40 litre general waste lidded container.
It will dropped off at the father in law who lives alone and pay him the few euro for the weight until the waste companies come out with better rates.And assuming you will bring your glass and recyclables to a bring centre (which will be free) what will you do with the general waste?
Its madness to make bin collection so expensive. That many people will probably stop paying for it. No tax relief or anything any more. Its more attractive to people to have a bin they should be trying to make it. Not less attractive. There ate already huge problems around the country with people dumping and disposing of waste where they shouldn't. And causing annoyance to others. This will no doubt increase. What a stupid move
Yeah, passed the charges and my spreadsheet on to my local TD, he is to raise it internally in his party and is personally impacted having a young family. He too was questioning Kelly's figures.Polluter pays principle? Not if they just dump it. More like precedence has been set by responsible consumer gets ripped off principle.
When alan kelly said 86 percent would save money he was including the projected increase in illegal dumping as thats the only way u can save money now. Looks like the same guy did those sums as did labours polling before last election.
They do and we have had 2 over the years. If they are set tight to the ground resting on concrete blocks there should be no problem.Any one have a composter in back garden. One less bill.Do they attract vats, want to use just for fruit, veg, tea bags, egg shells.
Had one a few years ago, got rid of it due to a rat stopping off there.Any one have a composter in back garden. One less bill.Do they attract rats,
Any one have a composter in back garden. One less bill.Do they attract rats, want to use just for fruit, veg, tea bags, egg shells.
This is just another example of how the government does not live in the same world as the rest of the country. If I got my figures wrong on the 87% I'd be sacked!