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Enterprise Ireland Waste Management Study Tour Implementation Of Pay-per-use In Fingal

PJ Howell Director of Services Environment, Economic & Social Development Fingal County Council

• Context for Pay-per-Use introduction
• Implementation of Pay-per-Use in Fingal
• Experience of Pay-per-Use in Fingal
• Waste Policy Developments in Ireland
• Pay-per-Use systems in Ireland, 2007
• Comparative Study of Pay-per-Use systems
• Concluding Observations

Context for Pay-per-Use

• Historically local authorities collected domestic refuse free of

charge

• Rising costs and Polluter Pays Principle
• 1990’s: Direct Charges / Transfer to private sector
• Resistance to charges especially in large urban areas
• Fingal Pay-per-Use charge introduced in 2002
• Significant resistance and non-paying of charge
• Obligation to collect waste changed by legislation, September

2003

Implementation of Pay-per-Use in Fingal

• Fingal population in 2002 was 196,000, approx. 65,000

households

• Kerbside Recycling, Monthly Green Bin, introduced on some

routes

• Tag-a-bin system:

– €5 per 240 litre bin with green bin – €3 per 240 without green bin

• Tags purchased in 135 local shops
• Waiver system: Social Welfare, pensioners

Experience of Pay-per-Use in Fingal

• 2005 Presentation Rate 50%: combination of charge and

Green Bin

• Pilot fortnightly Brown Bin in 2007
• Black Bin presentation rate dropped to 45%
• Brown Bin presentation rate 49%; 30% weight diversion
• Fortnightly Brown and Green Bin 2008: additional €110

annual fixed charge

• Black Bin presentation rate 34%, end 2008

Waste Policy Developments in Ireland

• EU Landfill Directive

– By 2010, 75% of biodegradable municipal waste produced in 1995 – By 2013, 50% – By 2016, 35%

• National Strategy on Biodegradable Waste

– Source separation / separate collections – 3 bin system: Brown, Green, Black

• Target Recycling Rates for biodegradable municipal waste

– 59.3% (1.4m tonnes) in 2010 – 72.8% (1.7m tonnes) in 2013 – 80.1% (1.8m tonnes) in 2016

Pay-per-use systems in Ireland, 2007

• Range of Charging systems

– Annual charge €80 - €290 – Residual Waste Pay per bin €5.50 - €14.00 Pay per kilo €0.14 - €0.50

• Green Bin Pay per bin €2.50 - €5.00

Pay per kilo €0.12 (one only) – Brown Bin Pay per bin €2.00 - €7.00 Pay per kilo €0.05 (one only)

• Annual Composite Charges

– Local Authorities: €208 - €410 (20% more than €350) – Private Sector: €220 - €430 (72% more than €350)

Comparative Study of Pay-per-use Systems

• Report prepared for Environmental Protection Agency
• Impact of Pay-per-Use systems on domestic waste

presentation

• One study area:

Pay-by-weight resulted in 49% decrease Pay-by-volume resulted in 23% decrease

• Further Study area:

Pay-by-volume resulted in 19% decrease Pay-by-weight resulted in further 8% decrease

• Impact on Recycling: Pay-per-Use increased recycling by up

to 100%

Concluding Observations

• Pay-per-Use reduces residual waste presentation
• Pay-per-volume reduces frequency of bin presentation
• Pay-per-weight reduces weight presentation
• Pay-per-Use promotes recycling
• Kerbside recycling is an integral part of system
• Reducing residual waste presentation means charging directly

for recycling or fixed charges