Revised charges will be introduced in for householders in the Dublin City Council functional area. The table below outlines the new charges for householders.  Householder bills are issued quarterly and charges are broken down accordingly.

Breakdown of Billing System
Bin Type	Standing Charge per year 2005	Standing Charge per year 2006	Charge per Collection 2005	Charge per Collection 2006
Standard Bin (240 litres)	€80	€84	€5	€5.25
Small Bin (140 litres)	€65	€68.25	€3	€3.15

The standing charge is a mandatory annual charge that all householders are required to pay.
The charge per collection is only charged when your bin is collected and emptied.

The following table provides an estimate of the typical annual waste charges for households based on different collection scenarios.

How much will I have to pay for 2006
Bin Type	Every Week	Every Second Week	Every Third Week
Standard Bin (240L)	€357	€220.50	€175
Small Bin (140L)	€232.05	€150.15	€122.85

If you use bags from the 1st January, each bag must be labelled and each label will cost €2.65.

How much will I have to pay for 2006
Standard 80 litre Bag	Every Week 2005	Every Week 2006	Every Second Week 2005	Every Second Week 2006	Every Third Week 2005	Every Third Week 2006
1 Bag	€130	€137.80	€65	€68.90	€43	€45.93
2 Bags	€260	€275.60	€130	€137.80	€86	€91.86

Most apartments use large Eurobins and from the 1st of January an increase a in waste charges will be introduced. 

In Private Apartments/Flats it is the responsibility of the landlord or management company to ensure that the waste charges are paid and that bins are tagged.  Eurobins can be purchased from Customer Services Centre, Civic Offices Wood Quay, Dublin 8.

In City Council Apartments/Flats the tenants are responsible for payment of their own waste charges.  The charge will be based on the number of collections of the Eurobins with the charge based on  €29 per Eurobin collection. Tenants should contact the housing department for details on their own complex.

Charges of Eurobin Collection 2005
Individual Labels	€29 (including Standing Charge)
3 Month Labels	€362.50 (including Standing Charge)
6 Month Labels	€725 (including Standing Charge)

 

Waivers will be available for households whose sole income is from social welfare or where the household income falls below the income tax threshold.  Hardship cases are assessed on an individual basis.

If you would like to view the Dublin City awareness brochure 'We are changing the way we deal with waste. Are you?' which explains the new waste charges, registering your bin and the wavier scheme please click here