Bin fee protests will rival water campaign, says left

Left-wing parties have warned the anti-bin charges campaign will become as powerful as the protests which resulted in a back-track on water charges if the Government attempts to force through the new fees.

Solidarity-People Before Profit and Sinn Féin issued the threat at a protest outside Dublin City Council last night as Culture Minister Heather Humphreys insisted the Government would not back down on its environmental “education” reforms.

Speaking before a Fianna Fáil Dáil motion on the issue tonight which will call for an independent waste regulator to oversee the new fees regime, Solidarity-People Before Profit TD Ruth Coppinger said the bin charges changes must not be implemented.