COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE 1

Monday, June 18, 2007

MOTION No 1

MOTION: Councillor M. Corr

"That the Manager reviews the current green bin service to many parts of Jobstown and Brookfield in order to ensure that the collection of bins occurs in the morning as opposed to the afternoon which is happening at the moment."

REPORT

The Green Bin service is currently provided to more than 400,000 dwellings in the greater Dublin area (including in excess of 80,000 in South Dublin County), under contract with Oxigen Environmental Limited.  Since the introduction of charging for waste collection, presentation rates for the green bin have increased dramatically in recent years.  The result is that collections now take place from 7a.m. to late into the evening throughout the County.

In order to meet the terms of the revised contract for the collection of green bins fortnightly which is currently underway in parts of the Dublin City Council area, Dunlaoghaire Rathdown and in parts of South Dublin County from September next, the contractor has had to revise the schedule of collections. A headed item report on the proposed expansion on the Green Bin Recycable Collection Service is being  made at today's meeting.

  

The Council has no function in relation to the organisation of green bin collection routes nor does the contract for the service allow for any such intervention by any of the Dublin Authorities.  However, the inevitable consequence of bringing forward the collection time in one area is that some other area would have to receive a late collection.

The Council will bring the matter to the attention of the contractor, however it is likely that changes in times and dates for some routes will be made as the implementation of the ugraded services comes into force.