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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, December 10, 2007

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor D. Keating

That the Manager would report on his intentions for domestic refuse collection charges in 2008, including confirmation that there will not be the introduction of an annual charge in addition to the existing bin tag charge.

REPORT:

The domestic refuse charge is in the form of a tag at present. It is proposed that a new system be developed which will replace the tag and enable customers to pre-pay their accounts and avoid the physical purchase of the tag.

The costs in relation to the domestic refuse collection consider a wide range of factors and is kept under review on a regular basis.

The Council offers a wide range of environmental services to the people of South Dublin including Civic Amenity Centre at Ballymount, bring banks, street sweeping, handcart staff in towns and villages as well as in some neighbourhoods, junk collections direct from householders are just some. In addition the green bin collection has just been increased to twice monthly doubling the capacity of householders to recycle and further reducing their cost. The recent agreement of the Council to the new bye-laws for the presentation of household and commercial waste will also have an impact on the county and reduce the level of indirect littering.

Members will be advised shortly on the arrangements for charges in 2008.