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Waste firm lodges complaint over bin rules

Wednesday, 16 April 2008

A DUBLIN waste collection company has lodged an official complaint against the four Dublin local authorities.
The complaint by the City Bin Co has been lodged with the Competition Authority who have now launched an investigation into the councils’ recent controversial amendment to the Waste Management Plan.
The City Bin Co lodged the complaint earlier this month claiming the amendment was in breach of competition laws and would have a negative impact on the consumer.
Niall Killilea, managing director with the company, explained why the action was taken.
“We were very disappointed with the decision taken by the council to amend the plan,” he told Northside People.
“If the changes go ahead as planned we believe consumers will bear the brunt of higher prices, a reduction in recycling and lower service standards – that is the feedback we are getting from our customers.
“Ideally we hope that the Competition Authority will agree with our stance that the competition is healthy and will therefore stop the councils from enforcing the changes.”

He added: “We also hope that Fingal and the other councils will realise that consumers are better off with the current practice.”
The local authorities recently announced their intention to change the rules just over a month ago. The changes will mean that only the councils and a private company who secures a contract by tender from the councils can collect bins.
At the time, the local authorities said they were introducing the amendment to prevent a waste collection ‘free for all’ where bin lorries from several different firms visit the same roads several times a week.
However, according to Mr Killilea, this was just a “scaremongering” tactic.
‘The reality is that the market and companies will find the best balance,” he explained.
“We never had a situation where there was a free for all. Different companies such as ourselves have a foothold in specific areas, like we are quite successful in the west of the county, for example.”
A spokesperson for the Competition Authority said she could not comment on individual cases.
“However, I can confirm that The City Bin Co has lodged a complaint which is being investigated at the moment,” she said.

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