It’s emerged that Donegal has the highest average bin charges in the country.
The revelation comes amid report that charges could be rise by up to 100 Euro a year as a result of plans to make households pay for their rubbish by weight.
The Irish Independent claims the increases will accompany new rules next year which will ban flat-fees to incentivise recycling.
Costs vary greatly throughout the country – Galway has the cheapest average bills at 204 Euros – while Donegal has the highest at an average of 346 Euro.
Michelle Murphy from Social Justice Ireland isn’t convinced the new system will help the environment………
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