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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 14, 2008

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the Manager to report on the number of complaints from residents about damage to (a) Green Bins and (b) Brown Bins on Bins days and if the damage is being caused by the machinery, faulty materials or what is the cause and does the Council have any responsibility in the matter?

REPLY:

A total of 120 reports of damaged grey bins have been received to date in 2008 which represents approximately 0.1% of grey bins with householders.  Of these, less than 100 reports relate to possible damage caused by bin trucks.  Exact statistics on green bins are not immediately available but have been requested from our contractor and would not be expected to differ significantly from those of grey bins.  As the roll-out of brown bins has not yet commenced there are no statistics for that category.

It is the policy of the Environmental Services Department not to charge for a first replacement grey or green bin, with charges for subsequent replacements only being levied with discretion where the circumstances warrant it.  Where damage to bins is caused by truck mechanisms etc. no replacement charge is levied.  It should also be noted that bins issued to households remain the property of the Council at all times.