Refuse Collections

 

Pay by weight information

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Any queries or complaints concerning the service should be made to Environment Department on (01) 2054810 or email: environ@dlrcoco.ie   

 

 

                       

The County Council operates the collection service using wheeled bins which must be presented at an accessible, kerb-side location.

The following conditions apply to all applicants wishing to avail of the Council's service:

1. The wheeled bin is provided free of charge to the resident and remains property of the County Council (Householders who damage or mislay their bins may be required to pay a charge of  40 to cover replacement and associated administration costs).

2. Regular Pay by Weight Statements will issue. There are three elements to the charge:
(i) standing charge of  80 per annum per household is a contribution to the cost of providing waste collection, waste disposal and recycling facilities
(ii) charge per bin lift of  4 per lift for each 140/240 litre bin or  18 for each 1,100 litre bin. By having a lift charge it is expected that people will only leave out their bins when full
(iii) charge per kilogram of household waste collected at 25 cent per kilogram. The weight charge is to encourage waste minimisation and recycling. A customer can save by minimising waste and diverting waste to recycling.

The foregoing charges apply in respect of the County Council's Refuse Collection Service in 2009 and may be subject to change for 2010 and subsequent years.

3. It is the resident's responsibility to safely secure their own bin and present it for collection when required, not overloaded and with the lid fully closed. The County Council does not accept any responsibility for erroneously presented bins or disputed sources of waste.

4. New customers should contact the Council on (01) 2054810 to initiate a service. Bin delivery must be acknowledged by a signature from the recipient who is then accepting the terms and conditions relating to the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Refuse Collection Service.

5. If a registration problem arises for our existing customers they may get a green sticker on their bin with a free phone number to call, please phone 1890 923947 in this instance.

6. Householders can minimise their charges by only presenting the bin when full and by minimising and recycling waste whenever possible.