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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 08, 2007

HEADED ITEM NO. 12

SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL (STORAGE, PRESENTATION AND COLLECTION OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE) BYE-LAWS 2007

REPORT

It is proposed that new Bye-Laws for the Storage, Separation and Collection of Household Waste be approved (Local Government Act 2001 - Part 19, Waste Management Act 1996 (S.35(1). The existing bye-laws date from February 2003 and a number of changes are now proposed. The new Bye-Laws were circulated and listed for discussion at the May Environment SPC and were noted at the Tallaght, Lucan/Clondalkin and Terenure / Rathfarnham Area Committee Meetings in May 2007.

An advertisement giving notice of the proposal to make the bye-laws was placed in the public press on 15th May 2007. Copies of the draft Bye-Laws were available from the Council's website, Council offices and libraries for the period until 15th June. One submission was received. The contents of the submission were considered and have, where appropriate, been incorporated into the proposed new bye-laws. In addition a facilitated discussion with the refuse collectors provided a useful perspective which has also been incorporated.

The key differences in the new bye-laws are:-

1.The Bye-Laws now apply to Commercial Waste

2.Bye-Laws will now prohibit burning of household waste

3.Restriction on storing bins in front of houses

4.Weight restrictions for bins and containers to enable lifting

5.Authorised waste collectors cannot collect overloaded bins and containers

6.Bins will have to be returned to boundary of collection point or designated collection point once emptied

7.Management Companies in apartment complexes will have to ensure proper numbers and types of containers

8.Offence to interfere with another persons waste

9.Offence to interfere with labels, tags or microchips

10.Offence to throw waste into back of freighter

11.Fixed payment fine for breach going up from €25 to €75.

12.Waste not to be presented before 6.00 a.m.

As the making of Bye-Laws is a reserved function of the Council it is recommended that the following resolution be passed by the Council to make the Bye-Laws.

"It is hereby resolved that South Dublin County Council makes Bye-Laws under Section 35 of the Waste Management Act 1996 for the storage, presentation and collection of waste."