There was good news for homeowners as the Government have confirmed the minimum charge per kilogram of waste which was agreed a year ago has been scrapped.
The system which charged residents a flat rate per kilogramme was ultimately shelved by the Communications minister Denis Naughten last night as he said the hefty charges would reduce the public’s ambition to recycle.
Speaking about the new system Mr Naughten said: “I can set the regulatory environment in relation to that and I’m setting the regulatory environment in such a way that allows us as much flexibility as possible, and allows operators to put as many types of charging regimes in place as possible.
“But we are getting rid of the flat-rate charge because that does not incentivise a reduction in the amount going into landfill.”