Not exactly relevant to the DRS but to answer the question, the EU is a democracy. The countries that are "bending to their will" regarding recycling rates are the member countries of the EU. These countries democratically put the policymakers in place, so realistically countries are bending to their own will
If you are unhappy with the decisions you can make your voice heard in the EU Parliament elections in June
How much did your bin charges go up by? Mine haven't changed
Which is why getting a high-quality uncontaminated, unmixed stream of PET bottles is important.
Unrecyclable plastics (a good amount of the green bin stuff) is used to fire cement kilns so at least the energy is recovered.
Aluminium recycles indefinitely.
I find that extremely hard to believe.
Taking 3L bottles is a requirement of the specification and my local Dunnes RVMs are certainly big enough to do so.
Wait a while..
Because the governments of the member states have agreed on this policy, duh.
I suggest laying off the UK red top media
Sorry but I can't comment on that as I was given a warning for posting that..
Dunnes give me a receipt a mile long every week with all the money off vouchers on them. Nobody is complaining about that though as they're worth €5 and €10 each. The whinging on this thread is getting increasingly ridiculous.
Has anyone done any 'unofficial' beta testing on the machines with home made barcode stickers on cans or bottles matching actual products?
4 euros a month in my case
I renewed my 6 month plan 2 months ago @160.00 for 6 months. Going online as new customer-now €185.00
They normally go up every year with my provider, and the cost of pretty much everything else has been going up quite a bit for the last couple of years too.
Ah yes, I must have misread when they ordered us to pay back the German banks who gambled on the Irish economy or else emergency funding would be withheld. How democratic of them. Letting us Irish have all that lovely debt.
The bin charges shouldn't go up as these are calculated on weight (for most people) also the government is subsidizing the collection companies for any reduction is earnings
Not much good if you don't have a Dunnes's near ya. My closest 90 km.
Swing and a miss.
FF thought it would be a great idea to guarantee the Irish banks' debts (with absolutely no idea how big those debts were) and once that was done, the country was fooked.
Believe it or not the ECB was opposed to us giving Irish banks a state guarantee...
Should really be an option to have the deposit paid out to an app so you can essentially save up the money and make a decent saving on groceries a couple of times a year rather than a few cent's here and there.
I don't shop in Dunnes or accept receipts.
The 5 or 10 off is aimed at simpletons who believe they are saving money.
Most electronic shops will give you the option of an e-receipt.
You can be environmental like me too, and yes that affords one the right to 'whinge' about something that clearly isn't.
Because this is about the environment right, right?
Greyhound mailed us to say the price was going up by €2.99 per month on 1st March.
'....compounded by increasing recycling prices and overheads.' No need to read between the lines imo, they know the aluminum will be out of the green bins people are putting out for them and are acting early.
The bin companies receive subsidies plus income from raw material.
This has been removed.
The increase in prices for us all has been flagged and baked into the scheme.
Of course this being Ireland the extra charges to us will be based on the loss of Gross Income not Net, then you add plus X percent.
We don't regulate these things.
To find a cheaper way of not putting bins out and the higher monthly charges now and when only putting bins out when needed.
Might need more runs to recycle centre to get rid of stuff.
Have you the option of pay by weight? My bin provider charges flat rate 6 months. The pbw wasn’t available yet they weight each bin load on the itemised breakdown
Our bins are fortunately still charged per lift and by weight. Composting for my fathers garden makes a difference. We've found an alternative way to dispose of stove ashes as they add a lot of weight to the black bin. Still using blue bin for all plastics and local bottle banks for glass and cans / tins. As said in the CA thread Ive decided to offset the deposit costs whatever way we can and just forget about using the RVMs. Cancelled Disney+ also. Life's too short to be out driving round looking for machines that might take your undamaged, washed out containers for maybe 10/15 euro per month.
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Impeccable timing. Story released just over 2 hours after your post.
It’s a topic of discussion right now on today fm with the minister
I recommend you shop somewhere else then.
Jaysus.
My previous six month plan was 140----my renewal 2 months ago was 160---now as I posted before, it is 185. Nothing to due with the fact they will be collecting less aluminum I am sure!!!!!
Thanks for the advice!
We are being screwed over, somehow they are now charging more to collect less !! just so some ejit to claim they have done something.
We were already recycling all plastic, in our collection bins, and there is no reason to come up with another system and cost, while at the same time making it harder to recycle, wate more energy in transport back toi shops, paper, machines etc.
And in the end possibly end up with what now looks like to be a triple cost...i.e 1) Paying the Deposit, 2)Paying higher standard bin changers, and 3)Paying extra weight charges for putting rejects back in the collection bin!!
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