Meath County Council has taken action to stop “substantial abuse” of domestic/household use recycling centres by commercial businesses. A new payment schedule for green waste will increase change the current charges for large trailers.
New charges for green waste will now be: cars and single-axle trailers €2; car with a double-axle trailer €20; commercial vehicles under two tonnes €50: and commercial vehicles from two/five tonnes €100. Vehicles over five tonnes will not be accepted.
Meath County Council spokesman Bill Sweeney claims that under the old system there had been the opportunity to abuse the recycling centre system because a charge of €2 applied to all categories. Sweeney said that one of the main abuses involved some people in the landscape gardening business that had been using the recycling centres for commercial purposes. There were occasions when more than trip was being made per day and they were only paying €2 per visit.
Trim Sinn Fein councillor Caroline Lynch has protested the decision to increase payments at Trim Recycling Centre from €2 up to €100 for commercial vehicles. Fein believes that while the charges apply to “commercial” vehicles, domestic users who recycle in bulk will also be affected.
“I have been made aware of the proposed increase in recycling charges by a number of constituents; to the best of my knowledge, this increase was never brought before the councillors.”
“At this point, everyone is aware of the need to recycle and we should be proactive in encouraging this by making it more accessible. This series of increases will act as a barrier to recycling and will lead to an increase in landfill use and illegal dumping.”
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