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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 14, 2011

MOTION NO. 1

MOTION: Councillor E. Maloney

Mayor's Business

That this Council give due consideration to the results of a survey conducted by a resident of the County to establish the views/experiences of senior citizens in relation to our Grey and Brown Bin collection. 52 pensioners were surveyed and replies from 47 were received:  Details attached. 

REPORT:

The Council is obliged by EU, National and Regional Policy, by regulatory requirements arising from the EU Landfill Directive and by contract with private sector Landfill Operators through whom the countys waste is disposed, to minimse the amount of bio-degradable/organic waste being disposed of through landfill.

When the Council introduced it's alternating bin collection system in order to comply with the above, paying customers were incentivised to use brown bins through the application of a discounted charge for the brown bin. In order to provide an incentive for waiver customers to recycle their organic waste the availability of waivers was divided evenly between the black and brown bins. In this way the council continues to promote good environmental practice, awareness and compliance while helping to acheive the diversion targets set out by EU and Government Policy.