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Council introduces new bin system in South Dublin

Thursday, 28 August 2008

BIN TAGS will soon become a thing of the past for residents in the South Dublin County Council area as the local authority plans to introduce a new payment system.
Council officials have confirmed that before the end of this year bin tags are to be replaced by a ‘Pay As You Go’ system.
Each black bin will be fitted with a unique chip that will tell the computer on the refuse truck which customer’s bin is being collected.
The computer will automatically read whether there is credit in the account or not. If there is enough credit, the computer will instruct the lifting arm that the bin can be collected. If there is not, then the computer will not allow the arm to lift the bin.
From the end of August, South Dublin County Council’s customers will be issued with a label that is to be attached to the black bin. This will be done on a phased basis.
According to the local authority all customers will have received the label by the end of October 2008.
The council is also advising people that as soon as they receive the label, they should attach it to the black bin and present their bins on notified days so that the registration can take place quickly.
“The system is designed to make things as simple as possible for customers,” said John Quinlivan, senior executive officer. “The abolition of the tag will remove problems with theft, loss or forgery. With the introduction of more payment options for customers we aim to ensure that the South Dublin refuse service continues to be the best in the county.”
People in the South Dublin County Council administrative area can pay their arrears of waste charges online and have been able to buy their bin tags on the internet since 2003.
However, the council had encountered numerous problems with the system and there has been widespread theft of bin tags in the South County Dublin area.
Meanwhile, the private waste operator Panda is now offering residents in the city council area a 20 per cent saving on their annual household rubbish charges.
According to Panda, from this month the 160,000 households in the city local authority area will be able to enjoy significant savings on their bin charges by switching to their company.
Dublin City residents currently pay a e91 annual administration charge to the council but Panda has slashed this to e72.80. Panda also says its lift charges for the brown and black bin will also be 20 per cent cheaper than the council’s, while the green bin collection is free.
The Dublin City region covers Sandymount to Ballyfermot, and Kilbarrack to Terenure and all points in between.
The managing director of Panda, John Dunne, said: “One of our core philosophies is protection of the environment through maximum recycling. Dublin City residents are very conscious of this and we’ll be able to help them recycle more without having to leave their homes.”

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