Council waste crisis spills into public

WATERFORD County Council last night controversially held a meeting about the possible contracting out of part of its waste service in private last night.

Members of both the Sinn Féin and Labour party strongly disagreed with the decision, believing that the public should be allowed to hear the debate.

The local authority is in a waste crisis and faces the prospect of having to double its refuse and recycling charges from next year. There have also been problems with the brown bin or composting bin service, with a handful of households contaminating it with dead animals and non-recyclable waste.