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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 13, 2012

QUESTION NO.23

QUESTION: Councillor E. Tuffy

To ask the Manager what measures are implemented by the Council to monitor the compliance of household with the regulations on the types of household waste and recycling materials which are to be placed in different bins, now that all household bins in the County are collected and processed by private waste management companies, and if he can provide a report on the matter? 

REPLY:

South Dublin County Council regulates the collection of household waste primarily through -

- the Council's 2007 Bye-laws for the Storage Presentation and Collection of Household Waste - These Bye Laws aim to regulate the presentation and segregation of waste by householders. A full review of the Bye Laws is about to be initiated.

- Waste Collection Permits issued by Dublin City Council - These Permits aim to regulate the collection services offered by the Permit holders to householders, their approach to collection, recycling and processing/treatment of waste and the environmental standards required for compliance with Waste legisaltion and EU Directives that apply.

Enforcement of these measures is pursued by the Council's Waste Enforcement and Litter Management Units and in co-operation with the other Dublin Waste Region Local Authorities, An Garda Siochana, the EPA and other Agencies as appropriate.