Charges

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Charges Invoicing

• Collection Charge
• 120 per annum
• Disposal or Weight Charge
• 47 cent per kilogram
• Waiver Scheme
• Applies to households whose sole income is from
  Social Welfare Benefit
• Hardship cases determined on individual basis
• Collection Charge waived Weight Charge
  imposed
• 2325 Waiver Customers at present in North Cork
• Cost of Waiver Scheme in 2005 is 336,000

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Typical Invoice
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Typical Invoice
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Some Benefits of Pay by Weight

• Better for the Environment
• Extended Landfill Life
• Fairer System
• Improved Health Safety
• Tidier Streetscape

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Before Pay by Weight
Typical Street scenes prior to introduction of
Pay by Weight
Some resulting consequences.......
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Then and Now
Typical Street scene before and after
introduction of Pay by Weight
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Some Implications of Pay by Weight

• Apartments Landlords

• Street Litter Bins

Looking Ahead

• Charging for Bins
• Route Extensions
• Kerbside Recycling Collection
• Truck Replacement
• Non Payment of Charges

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Options to Reduce Waste in Bin
Bring Sites
Civic Amenity Sites
Home Composter Suitable for grass, flowers,
weeds, veg peelings tea bags, prunings
Wormery Suitable for veg peelings, tea bags,
cooked foods (except meats), rice, pasta, cereals,
Cone Composter,
Home-made Composter Use old wheelie bin
Buy a Dog
And get fit!!
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More Options to Reduce Waste

• Cara Environmental Chemcar
• Energy Saving Lights, Fluorescent Lights
  ,Thermometers
• Cleaning Agents, Disinfectants, Cleaners,
  Bleaches, Caustic Soda
• Waste Medicines, Waste Cosmetics
• Antifreeze, Herbicides, Pesticides, Weed Killer,
  Insecticides, Poisons, Fungicides
• Aerosols
• Paints, Paint Stripper / Thinner, Varnishes
• Adhesives, Glues, Inks, Sealants
• Wastes Oils (engine, gear lubricating)
• Batteries (Lead, Ni-Cd, Mercury Dry Cells)
• Electrolyte from batteries accumulators

• Christmas Tree Recycling
• Spring Clean Up Week
• Recycling Regimes

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Changing the Way we Think
New Weightwatcher in North Cork Can Also Reduce
Waste !!
After Pay by Weight
Before Pay by Weight
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Enforcement