Unpaid charges sees Dublin refuse build up

Up to 900 refuse bins have been left uncollected by Dublin City Council because of householders refusal to pay annual refuse charges set by the local authority.

Dublin City Council have issued a get tough policy to refuse collectors, who have been told not to pick up waste from owners with untagged bins.
If householders continue to refuse to pay for refuse collection then they could be fined, but independent socialist councillor Joan Collins believes there is a way around this problem.

“What people are doing is putting their bags in the back of the trucks themselves. If the council won’t pick up waste we’ll organise public points where people can put their bags and we’ll ask the council to pick them up,” said Collins.