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FourWinds

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Stuck in the middle of it

Oct 14, 2003, 20:12

Well, we didn't get our bins emptied today because of the actions by these fecking idiots.

To start with it is European Law that you pay for the rubbish you create, so the bin charges are a matter of law, not a whim. We do not pay any form of council tax here (although income tax is higher than in the UK) so waste collection is not covered by that as it is in the UK.

Secondly, you *should* pay for the amount of rubbish you dispose of.

Additionally, in most areas it is a flat charge, only a few have a 'per bag' system for household rubbish.

Personally I'd love a per bag system as I am careful about the amount of crap I throw away and might be better off.

Most of Ireland has had waste charges for some time, but that didn't bother the folks in Dublin did it? Oh no! Only when it was applied to them did they start.

Dublin produces more waste than Ireland can cope with now. They are trying to build new incinerators all over the country (rightly to massive opposition) to cope with it all. That is not the solution is it!? The solution is to cut down on waste.

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Irish bintifada – necropolist, Oct 14, 2003, 12:18


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