Sinn Féin Cllr slams potential price increases in waste management
Leitrim County Councillor Pádraig Fallon calls out Government's approach to waste management
Sinn Féin Cllr Padraig Fallon has described an unwelcome potential price-hikes in Ireland’s privatised waste management system.
Cllr Fallon said: "The unwelcome news that the cost of household recycling could be on the way up brings into sharp focus the contradiction that is at the centre of this Government’s approach to waste management. Time and time again, they have shown us that they are willing to prioritise private profits over consumers interests and recycling targets.
"Instead of being rewarded for doing the right thing, ordinary workers and families could soon be punished for using the Government’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS).
"This week we learned that waste collection companies have warned that they may increase prices for recycling bin collections to make up for the loss of plastic bottles and drinks cans to the DRS.
"They claim they have lost revenue due to the decrease in the supply of plastic cans and bottles in recycling bins that they otherwise would have sold back to manufacturers.
"The notion that households could face higher costs to protect the profit margins of private collection companies is absurd."