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All households must be registered with a licensed waste collector by July 1

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    #62
    joeysoap
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    mansize wrote: »
    I'm sure that can be explained

    To who? The bin company ? The local authority or the judge at the local court? Complete and utter waste of time and effort. If I am fly tipping, I just have to tell the local authority I use 'johnny's! bin as we share, or the judge at a later stage. Right good use of court time that is. It will soon be like the north on 12 July with all the marches we will have here.


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    #63
    Jayop
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    mansize wrote: »
    Most households pay for waste disposal anyway, so its not another charge, its just ensuring that people are correctly disposing of their rubbish.

    I don't see the problem.

    Pay by weight is to get you to recycle more.

    Pay by weight will cause more flytipping from people who are otherwise paying for dumping rubbish legally.


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    #64
    mansize
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    kneemos wrote: »
    At least they burned it and not just **** it in like I've seen elsewhere.

    Openly burning rubbish isn't good for the environment, toxins released etc


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    #65
    screamer
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    A lot of households in rural areas don't even have a waste disposal service that services their area and have to use the council collection points. It's a heluva lot more money to pay for a bin than take it to the dump yourself.


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    #66
    Jayop
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    henryporter wrote: »
    You have heard of the 'Polluter pays' idea - if it's your rubbish why should others who can afford to pay more have to pay, just because others like to hide behind 'socialist' beliefs and not bother their backsides to pay for anything they use/consume/pollute?

    Pay by bulk would be fairer than pay by weight.


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    #67
    uch
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    mansize wrote: »
    Pay by weight doesn't include recycling afaik.

    Large fines will deter illegal dumpers. Some would be dumping illegally anyway.

    Where I am, your annual standing charge covers the recycling, whether you use it or not, but contents of recycling bin are free from charge, so in theory I'm still paying for my recycling

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    #68
    mansize
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    Jayop wrote: »
    Pay by weight will cause more flytipping from people who are otherwise paying for dumping rubbish legally.

    why would people start flytipping???

    Its not something I imagine most reasonable people would do.


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    #69
    [Deleted User]
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    I bring all my rubbish recycling to a council bring centre. A guy working there told me that private companies will be taking those over too so if say if you ardbrining all your rubbish there you will be fine


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    #70
    mansize
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    uch wrote: »
    Where I am, your annual standing charge covers the recycling, whether you use it or not, but contents of recycling bin are free from charge, so in theory I'm still paying for my recycling

    Yes so the incentive is to recycle more


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    #71
    uch
    Registered Users Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭uch


    mansize wrote: »
    why would people start flytipping???

    Its not something I imagine most reasonable people would do.

    True, but not all people are reasonable

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    #72
    secman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,262 ✭✭✭secman


    My next door neighbour drives to Ballymount civic dump every fortnight or 3 weeks and drops his bags off for €8. He is retired and does this when it suits him. Presumably if he keeps the receipts that should suffice.
    I am fortunate to have a weekend house in wexford. I have 2 compost bins on the go. We separate non compost stuff from plastics etc and bring the 2 bags back and use our Dublin bins. Last weekend we partook in a clean up arranged by the local village. Going 200 metres either way from our house we filled 4 black refuse sacks. The local guys collected them from us and back to the pre arranged pick up area for council to take away. You should have seen the amount of sacks filled from the ditches. The main items I picked up were plastic bottles, tins, coffee cups, cig boxes. All of which are recyclable. The 3 nearest villages to me have the recycling bins... unbelievably the lazy dirty cnuts just lob them out of their cars. There were a few bags full of empties from house party.

    Shocking ....


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    #73
    maudgonner
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    mansize wrote: »
    Pay by weight doesn't include recycling afaik.

    Large fines will deter illegal dumpers. Some would be dumping illegally anyway.

    I think it does include recycling and composting (at least for some providers), but the cost is lower per kilo.

    Certainly Barna Waste figures suggest you still pay per kilo for recycling and compost bins.


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    #74
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    HensVassal wrote: »
    So what happens to Jane next door who is a little vegan hippy. Lives on nothing but lentils and throws the leftovers on her little compost heap. She pays 60 quid and literally puts nothing out. Does she get a refund ay the end of the year?
    No, probably not. The operators will likely state a minimum credit amount required, since it costs them the same to send a truck every week regardless of how much is in your bins. So you pay that minimum amount up front.
    And with John....he's stumped up 60 quid too, but this slob generates tons of rubbish. 10 bags a week what with all his beer cans, pizza boxes, curry cartons, newspapers for him and his slob family. He'll still dump the sh1t in the mountains if he determines he'll have burnt through his 60 quid deposit in the first fortnight and will then be getting charged 100 a month for his waste....no?
    Yep. And he'll have to keep topping up his account or it will be suspended and the council will knock on his door asking what he does with his waste.

    Like I mention above, the operators will have a fixed cost in sending trucks around, so they're not going to send a truck to your house if you haven't paid something towards.

    Operators will likely continue to offer a flat-rate charge where they collect your rubbish and operate a fair usage policy (some already do this). The "pay by lift" regime that they do at the moment will simply be replaced with pay-by-weight charging, where you have an account that you top up with credit.
    neacy69 wrote: »
    John also pays by weight so fly tips any big/heavy stuff
    Yeah, but big & heavy stuff usually doesn't go in the wheelie bin anyway. He's not going to go to the trouble of keeping a bin in his house and separating out stuff that's slightly heavier than others.

    The key in the mandatory registration is really to discover those scumbags who throw black bags out of the car. It won't stop it, of course it won't. But it should reduce is massively by basically making it more hassle to tip than to pay.


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    #75
    Jayop
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    mansize wrote: »
    why would people start flytipping???

    Its not something I imagine most reasonable people would do.

    I'm quite sure that most reasonable people wont do it. In fact I'd imagine that already 99.9% of the population are disgusted by fly tipping.

    It's that 0.1% of unreasonable people who could be persuaded to use their bins for most rubbish but any heavy items will go by the road side.

    It's not a giant leap of logic.


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    #76
    mansize
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    screamer wrote: »
    A lot of households in rural areas don't even have a waste disposal service that services their area and have to use the council collection points. It's a heluva lot more money to pay for a bin than take it to the dump yourself.

    The joy of living in a rural area. Its not very environmentally friendly to have one off rural houses anyway. I grew up in a rural area and their was private bin collections available.


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    #77
    screamer
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    henryporter wrote: »
    You have heard of the 'Polluter pays' idea - if it's your rubbish why should others who can afford to pay more have to pay, just because others like to hide behind 'socialist' beliefs and not bother their backsides to pay for anything they use/consume/pollute?

    Jesus where did I say I expect you or anyone to pay for my rubbish disposal?
    I take it to the collection points and pay to dispose of it. Do I ask you to pay for it?
    No.


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    #78
    mansize
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    joeysoap wrote: »
    To who? The bin company ? The local authority or the judge at the local court? Complete and utter waste of time and effort. If I am fly tipping, I just have to tell the local authority I use 'johnny's! bin as we share, or the judge at a later stage. Right good use of court time that is. It will soon be like the north on 12 July with all the marches we will have here.

    And will Johnny say- yes Judge we do?


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    #79
    mansize
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    screamer wrote: »
    Jesus where did I say I expect you or anyone to pay for my rubbish disposal?
    I take it to the collection points and pay to dispose of it. Do I ask you to pay for it?
    No.

    Well keep your receipts and theirs no issue.


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    #80
    mansize
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    Jayop wrote: »
    I'm quite sure that most reasonable people wont do it. In fact I'd imagine that already 99.9% of the population are disgusted by fly tipping.

    It's that 0.1% of unreasonable people who could be persuaded to use their bins for most rubbish but any heavy items will go by the road side.

    It's not a giant leap of logic.

    And if they get caught they get fined


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    #81
    marley1
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭marley1


    I'm not sure if this is mentioned but what is there to stop some adding a couple of rubbish bags into your bin while it sits at the side of the road waiting for collection


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    #82
    Jayop
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    mansize wrote: »
    And if they get caught they get fined

    I should hope so, but how often do they get caught? How often dot hey get fined.

    Someone gave an example of a buck who will pay the minimum amount per year and still tip the rest of his rubbish. Well at least there'll be less of his rubbish being tipped now/


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    #83
    Jayop
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    marley1 wrote: »
    I'm not sure if this is mentioned but what is there to stop some adding a couple of rubbish bags into your bin while it sits at the side of the road waiting for collection

    If they can get more into my bin then good luck to them! :)


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    #84
    mansize
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    marley1 wrote: »
    I'm not sure if this is mentioned but what is there to stop some adding a couple of rubbish bags into your bin while it sits at the side of the road waiting for collection

    The embarrassment of being caught doing it?


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    #85
    NiallBoo
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    The advantage of pay-by-weight is that it encourages you to use a compost bin, which is cheaper.
    Most of what you're left with is non-recyclable plastic which isn't very heavy so you won't be posting much on your black bin.


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    #86
    Speedwell
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    NiallBoo wrote: »
    The advantage of pay-by-weight is that it encourages you to use a compost bin, which is cheaper.
    Most of what you're left with is non-recyclable plastic which isn't very heavy so you won't be posting much on your black bin.

    They don't give us a compost bin, and we are not allowed to put food waste in the recycle bin.


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    #87
    mansize
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    Jayop wrote: »
    I should hope so, but how often do they get caught? How often dot hey get fined.

    Someone gave an example of a buck who will pay the minimum amount per year and still tip the rest of his rubbish. Well at least there'll be less of his rubbish being tipped now/

    at that point he may find it easier just to use the bins, a lot of hassle filling your car full of waste when the bin is right there.


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    #88
    uch
    Registered Users Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭uch


    Mad aul Hoor beside me was dumping her rubbish over the park railings the other side of my house, gobshíte was even throwing Pharmacy bags with her name and Address on them too, rang litter warden, he came out got the Medicine labels and told her if she didn't clean the area herself by hand he'd prosecute her, It was a pleasure watching her have to pick up everything, including shítty nappies that weren't hers and put them in bags to be disposed of at her expense.
    Place is now kept lovely and clean

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    #89
    mansize
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    Speedwell wrote: »
    They don't give us a compost bin, and we are not allowed to put food waste in the recycle bin.

    I think they are coming in, also would you have that much food waste???

    My nan hates food wasted so I waste v little- except crusts- which the birds eat! :D


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    #90
    marley1
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭marley1


    mansize wrote: »
    The embarrassment of being caught doing it?

    Lots of people would not give a fiddlers f*** if they got seen You might not even know them
    Padlocks on all the bins and give the binman a key:pac:


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    #91
    NiallBoo
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    Jayop wrote: »
    I drive past the one in Cavan every so often and the smell of it some days would knock an ass.

    The one on the Cootehill road? Never noticed a particular pong from it.


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