Households hit by fresh waste charges

HOUSEHOLDERS in Waterford city will have to shell out €150 over the coming weeks to help meet refuse costs in the region.

Waterford County Council’s introduction of the flat fee of €150 per household for waste collection follows the closure of the last landfill at Tramore last Friday.

With Dungarvan and Tramore landfills closed, the city council faces a significant loss of income from commercial users, the authority said. And waste from Waterford is now being brought to Carlow at an estimated cost of around €700,000 per annum.