I think the new €3.80 additional charge per "lift" is justifiable. For most households this will mean an extra €100 approx per year in payment. I didn't anticipate the charge, but last year I added an extra compost bin to my two already in action. The 3rd compost bin was for household "vegetable" waste along with used Barrys Tea Bags etc. Potato skins etc were pretty slow to decompose and I sourced some chicken-dung free from a nearby hatchery which greatly speeded up the process and also the quality of the compost - this can be bought in pelleted form in Dealz. Furthermore, (while I'm not a 'green' warrior) I found the process will save me a few bob in future purchases of supermarket/garden-centre compost and have the additional bin as a useful back up to our gardening needs.