can pensioners get subsidised refuse collection

readytosnap

Sorry if this is the wrong forum i couldnt find one to correspond, basically I want to know if a retired couple on a state pension have to pay for their bin collection? or is there a subsidised scheme? i think greyhound collect their waste they are in Tallaght, thanks

Soundman

No idea to be honest but maybe try giving them a call tomorrow. At least then you would get a definitive answer.

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coylemj

I seriously doubt it because in the days when the local authorities were doing the collections, it was found that pensioners who were entitled to an exemption from the refuse charges were putting out significant amounts of refuse and of course the explanation was that people who were liable to pay were simply putting their bags into the wheelie bin belonging to the little old lady next door.

foggy_lad

Many companies do provide smaller sized bins at a reduced rate for pensioners who would not normally have as much rubbish as most households.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Smaller sized bins and even bags are available to any household. There are no reductions or subsidies for pensioners.

ted1

It would be against EU and Irish policy that the polluter pays.

dartup

In some local authority areas, low-income households can avail of a waiver (that is, a reduction or total exemption) on waste and water charges made by private operators and by local authorities. These waivers vary greatly from region to region and in some areas they are not available at all. To find out if your local authority operates a waiver scheme, you should contact them directly

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I would be interested to learn which councils still offer a waiver for 2013.

snubbleste

Adelaide Tasteless Electrician wrote: »

I would be interested to learn which councils still offer a waiver for 2013.

I'm sure there is a good few
http://www.galwaycity.ie/AllServices/WasteManagement/ProjectsandSchemes/WaiverScheme/
http://www.eveningecho.ie/2012/08/20/waste-firm-has-no-plan-to-bin-charge-waivers/

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Interesting! I can see the few still operated by councils giving waivers but private companies (who are very much now the majority) are very unlikely to do so.

CuppaCocoa

My mother is with Greyhound and she has a waiver? She gets reduced bin lifts. Think it's €4.90 per normal lift instead of €7. She was with Dublin City Council before Greyhound took over and got free lifts then. She's 84 and lives on her own.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

According to Alone greyhound do not operate a waiver in 2013. Sunk n City Council confirmed this. Confused!,,

endofrainbow

greyhound no longer offer a waiver scheme to it's customers