Waste disposal: How to cut your household bin bills

When it comes to domestic waste charges, it's up to us to read the fine print

What you pay will depend not just on the weight of your waste, but where you live. File pictures

WELL, it was bound to happen. With the domestic bin relieved of all those precious recyclable plastic bottles and aluminium cans, most services around the country are making it clear — fees will be rising.

I realised this week that I had been docked €34 in credit on my bin account. I paid €190 odd for a half-year on the waste/recycling/compost bins and was credited with just €156 by return. One pert phone call later (verging on the full outraged, trembling Karen) my face was aflame.