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Northside councillors debate the mystery of the blue bin bag bandits
“Any blue bags that are there, we're not sure who's giving them out.”
Councillors ask when long-standing plans to reduce rubbish on the city streets will go live
Eliminating bagged waste, installing CCTV, and finding and knocking on the doors of people who don’t have bin contracts are among the long-promised changes.
Fingal agrees to look at ending mechanical raking on some beaches, and picking litter there by hand instead
Mechanical raking “is causing an issue for the thriving dune systems which we should have”, said Green Party Councillor David Healy.
Why has Fingal County Council issued so few fines for littering so far this year?
In 2017, the council issued 1,001 fines for littering. In 2022, the number was 443. So far this year? Well under 100.
Once massive illegal dump in Priorswood is cleared away, what should go on the site?
The council met local residents Monday to talk about options. Previous ideas have included housing, sports facilities, and a Traveller resource centre.
In Priorswood, the council has finally begun clearing an industrial-scale illegal dump in a residential neighbourhood
“I was lying in my hospital bed and I just kept thinking, ‘God, please don’t let me die. I want to live to see the dump gone,’” says resident Annette Flanagan.
New waste-to-energy incinerator possible to deal with the country’s growing river of waste
“I would have some concerns that the waste-to-energy incinerator plans really just lock us into kind of unsustainable systems.”
Yes, waste-collection companies can legally give the council data on who doesn’t pay them for bins
Concerns have been raised about data protection, but an expert says the council can collate this data if it shows that it is necessary and proportionate.
Council to use data from waste-collection companies to target people without bin contracts
“We can then follow that up with cold calling, calling at houses, calling at properties and then we can then prosecute.”
Council expects to flip the financial model underpinning used-clothes banks
For years, an operator has paid to collect used clothes. Going forward, the council will have to pay for the service, a spokesperson said.
Two big reports recommend Dublin City Council get back control of bin collection
In response, the Department of Environment is planning a study of the pros and cons of councils contracting out the bin service in their area to a single company.
Councillors cool to idea of CCTV as solution to illegal dumping in city centre
They’ve waited for a code on how they can be used and, at a meeting on Tuesday, got the details – and didn’t like what they learned.