COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 13, 2010

QUESTION NO. 12

QUESTION: Councillor C. King

To ask the Manager what the average presentation rate for the new brown bin is at present, what the target was for this point in the delivery of the service, what the long term targets are for same and what impact will this have on the grey bin presentation rates if achieved?

REPLY:

The Council commenced delivery of Brown bins to customers on the high density routes on June 21st 2010.   Based on the presentation rate of 33% the expected volume of waste collected for the year is circa 52,000 tonnes of material a year which equates to a 1000 tonnes  a week .The projections figures for waste diversion were 30% of the waste from Black bins being diverted to the brown bin. This would give an annual figure of 17,000 tonnes of bio-waste being collected, which equates to approximately 330 tonnes of bio waste a week.

The first brown bin collection was on the 28th June 2010 and the tonnage collected was 8.5 tonnes.  On the week commencing 23rd August 70% of the routes were bio waste and 230 tonnes of bio waste was collected. This is in line with projected figures for collection. This level of presentation should result in householders not having to present the Black bin as often.

The Contractor is continuing to deliver brown bins to households in accordance with the collection and by 28th August 57,000 brown bins have been delivered, 75% of the overall delivery schedule.The Council will continue to monitor the tonnages of residual waste and bio waste  and the presentation rates of both the black bin and the brown bin to obtain an accurate figure for assessment of the impact of the introduction of the new scheme .