SVP fears council plans to charge for clothing bins

THE Society of St Vincent de Paul is preparing contingency plans in the belief that Cork County Council is planning to charge the charity for use of municipal clothes recycling bins.

The society’s regional president, Brendan Dempsey, said it couldn’t afford to pay such charges as every penny it makes from recycling clothes goes to pay gas and electricity bills for needy families in Cork city and county.

“Last year we met with the council and they said they were thinking of putting it out to tender and suggested a charge of €500 per tonne of clothing,” Mr Dempsey said.