COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 13, 2023

QUESTION NO. 22

QUESTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

To ask the Chief Executive if there is a limit to how many waste collection trucks may enter any given estate per week?

REPLY:

The 2018 bye-laws do not limit the numbers of trucks or collectors that may enter an estate on any given week. 

However, each operator must operate within the conditions of the individual Waste Collection Permit issued by the National Waste Collection Permit Office (NWCPO) who administers the waste collection permitting system on behalf of all the local authorities.

The waste may only be collected in accordance with the standard Condition 6.6.12 (NWCPO) which states they can only collect between 6am and 10pm if the area is in a 60kph or lower speed limit zone. Waste can be collected at any time of the day or night if the speed limits is 80kph or higher so long as reasonable efforts are made to reduce noise and nuisance.