Country Clean defends hiking its pay-by-lift prices

Pay-by-lift customers of Country Clean will have to pay considerably more to have their refuse collected after the waste collection company hiked the costs of its pay-by-lift system.

Since yesterday, householders have to pay €12, up from €8 per lift, for the black bin (non-recyclable waste), and €7, up from €4 per lift, for the green bin (recyclables).

Affected customers were notified of the price hike by text over the weekend and were advised to top up by a minimum of €22, up from €20, to ensure no interruptions to service.