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TENS OF THOUSANDS of households across Dublin face increased bin charges from today as waste collection companies up prices by more than 10 per cent.
The companies, which cover the four local authorities across Dublin, say that that the price rise is to cover the increase in the Government landfill levy.
Greyhound, which covers the area previously served by Dublin City Council, is increase the cost of a black bin lift by €1 from the current price of €6 to €7. Greenstar and Panda have said that they will be passing on a pro-rate increase to customers.
The landfill levy, which is designed to encourage recycling and applies only to rubbish in black bags, will increase today to €65 per tonne. The price had previously been €50 per tonne.
The plans by the waste collection companies to increase the charges has been branded a ‘rip off’ and a ‘farce’ by local representatives, who have said that the rationale for the increase is spurious and does not stand up to scrutiny.
Greyhound took over the waste collection service from Dublin City Council at the end of January and had made it clear that there would be a price increase. The exact amount was not known until the last fortnight.
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Council think it will have no negative impact?
They’ve clearly not lived near students who love to party. Especially not fun when you have to be up for work!
@Barry: There article said that antisocial behaviour was out of the scope of a planning application. The ‘no negative effect’ was in relation to the building, not the occupants.
@Barry: they actually come down hard on having parties within Trinity Hall, previously you were allowed one over-nihht guest who had to be signed in prior to 11PM and couldn’t re-enter after that, prior to 11 it was 3 guests who had to be gone by 11, at least those were the rules a few years ago.
Hence, parties on site aren’t the issue, coming and going to off-site parties could be an issue however
Have rent caps been considered in terms of this development. University rents are notoriously overpriced fuelling rent increases in the general rental market.
@Chris O’Connor: Trinity only made a net profit of circa 10 million on student accommodation in 2018, so little chance they will support your view
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/why-should-students-living-at-home-subsidise-those-living-in-campus-accommodation-1.4183312
No different to Temple Bar at weekends prior to Covid…. Smell of urine and vomit overpowering, empty cans and bottles, discarded food containers…. You know… The usual… But that was acceptable because the Pubs were creaming it. Now the ball is in a different court…..
Delighted. Temple road is still one of the quietest streets in Dublin. Plenty of room in the area. Students are largely very respectful in my experience.
Trinity should be ashamed of themselves being associated with this disaster of planning
No argument that the vast majority of students are respectful of local residents, but it only takes a few to cause mayhem. The college needs to take a no-tolerance approach to antisocial behaviour. One strike and your out and no return of deposit which should be donated to the local residents association. When mumsy and pop have to fork out a second time I’m sure the ground rules would be explained more forcefully.
Gasly shower of individual’s.
@Peter Bell: You’re not a Trinity graduate yourself?
@Peter Bell: It is usually the ghastly old fart’s who are gasly, especially those who use an apostrophe in a plural word.
The story had significantly less to do with UTIs than the headline may have led one to expect….
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