Solar compact bins project unlikely to be expanded throughout Cork

Cllr Gillian Coughlan launched the new smart bins in Cobh in 2020, with local boy Oscar Ó Chaoimh. Picture: Brian Lougheed

The pilot project in Cobh for ‘smart’ solar-operated bins that compact waste and send out messages when they’re full is unlikely to be expanded to other parts of Cork county.

Sinn Féin councillor Danielle Twomey called for the bins to be rolled-out all over the county, but despite getting significant support from colleagues she failed to get a positive response from officials.