Another council quits waste collection

KERRY County Council has become the latest in a long list of local authorities to exit loss-making waste collection services.

County manager Tom Curran yesterday announced he had signed a contract with private operator Killarney Waste Disposal Ltd (KWD) for the sale of the business, with effect from December 5.

He yesterday declined to disclose the price paid, saying KWD had insisted on confidentiality as part of the contract and the matter was also commercially sensitive.