Pay-by-weight a success, says council

ALTHOUGH not strictly a budgetary issue, local authorities are expected to embrace the concept of pay-by-weight refuse charges in the near future.

Pay-by-weight a success, says council

The system was piloted in West Cork and, according to Cork County Council, it is already a success.

“We started the pay-by-weight system last January and the average weight of waste has dropped by 35%,” a council spokesman said.

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