Top bin collection company to raise prices

One of the country’s biggest bin companies is increasing its prices, but not because of the new waste-collection measures that come into effect next month.

Greenstar, which provides recycling and waste-collection services across 14 counties, including Cork, Dublin, Wicklow, and Donegal, is increasing its charges because of the falling value of recyclables in the international commodity market.

A household customer with a green, black, and compost bin, who pays €23.76 a month, will pay €24.50 from September 1.