Council objects to private operator’s price claims

A WAR of words over waste collection prices is threatening to become a battle in the courts.

Cork County Council confirmed yesterday that it has sent a solicitor’s letter to a private waste collector ordering it to desist from claiming in its advertisements that the local authority was charging households €400 per year for waste disposal.

Midleton-based Wiser Waste Management recently sent out fliers detailing an introductory offer of €280, although some of its clients pay €360 per annum.