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Bins

# bins - Friday 12 April, 2013

Plans to end street cleaning in parts of Dublin described as ‘insane’

An Taisce has heavily criticised plans to prevent illegal dumping by stopping street cleaning altogether in parts of the north inner city.

# bins - Monday 25 February, 2013

From The Daily Edge Whoa This post contains videos

VIDEO: Before taking out the bins… LOOK BEHIND YOU

This woman had a lucky escape.

# bins - Saturday 22 December, 2012

Irish households will generate 25 per cent more packaging waste over Christmas

Repak said Irish households will go through 5 million boxes of chocolates and 50 million bottles of beer this festive season.

# bins - Sunday 16 September, 2012

Temple Bar rubbish bins will ‘talk’ to your smartphone

Plans to incorporate technology that will alert you to free wi-fi hotspots, as well as events and activities in vicinity of where you’re standing.

# bins - Thursday 23 August, 2012

From Business ETC Greenstar

Receiver appointed to Greenstar Waste management

Company employs 800 people and provides waste services to 80,000 households.

# bins - Tuesday 19 June, 2012

The 9 at 9: Tuesday

Nine things to know this morning…

Dublin council removes 48 street bins to deter illegal dumping

A local Sinn Féin representative believes that most offenders simply can’t afford to pay domestic bin charges.

# bins - Friday 20 April, 2012

From The Daily Edge Cleaning This post contains videos

How to…clean the whole world

The World Cleanup 2012 has kicked off across three continents with thousands of volunteers expected to turn out to clean up their countries.

# bins - Thursday 1 March, 2012

Reduction in waste from Irish homes

The EPA’s waste report for 2010 shows that Ireland is on track for meeting EU waste targets – and that the amount of waste generated by households has dropped.

# bins - Wednesday 29 February, 2012

Greyhound tells government: subsidise us for collecting Dublin bins

The waste collection company has said it will start charging people who can’t afford to pay for the service unless the government covers the €2.8 million cost.

# bins - Tuesday 14 February, 2012

Greyhound warns 18,000 customers that bins will not be collected

Fine Gael and Sinn Féin have criticised the company for resorting to “bully tactics”.

# bins - Thursday 26 January, 2012

Data chiefs launch twin investigations into Greyhound bins transfer

The Data Protection Commissioner wants to see whether Greyhound’s collection of Dublin City Council’s debts is legal.

# bins - Tuesday 24 January, 2012

The 9 at 9: Tuesday

In today’s 9 at 9: The Government tries to cut cost of bank rescue package; Dublin bins situation escalates; double car bombing in Iraq.

# bins - Monday 23 January, 2012

Emergency meeting over Dublin city bins ‘disaster’

Dublin City councillors are angry with the city managers over how the bin collection service was privatised, saying residents are confused over what’s happening.

# bins - Sunday 22 January, 2012

Councillor criticises ‘disruption and confusion’ of Dublin bin changeover

Sinn Féin Cllr Mícheál Mac Donncha said the council had failed to negotiate the handover properly with private operators Greyhound.

# bins - Friday 13 May, 2011

The Daily Fix: Friday

In your Friday Fix: Shocking beheading in Tenerife; DAA chairman resigns; Clerics killed in Libya; A ‘hi-tech’ bosca bruscair in Dublin; Porn stash at the bin Laden compound; and a “smash-and-grab” raid at the Irish Farm Centre.