Disposal costs rise on a load of rubbish

A RAFT of major price hikes — including a new charge to recycle — will be introduced at Cork’s city dump next month.

And local politicians are bracing themselves for a public backlash over city management’s controversial decision to introduce a €2 charge to use the Kinsale Road civic amenity site’s recycling centre.

To date the facility has been free of charge. The introduction of the charge has however been delayed until the start of February in an attempt to encourage people to recycle their Christmas trees.