Households are set to see an increase in waste collection fees as Greyhound Recycling has announced a waste collection fee increase. 

From the beginning of July, the company will increase charges to customers by €3 per month to €24.47 

Greyhound Recycling said it is imposing the price hike due to rising operations costs. 

Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí Doolan said this increase “will come as a shock to Greyhound customers”. 

“The monthly charge is to jump by 48% from €16.50 less than 18 months ago to €24.47 next month,” he said.  

“Today’s announcement by Greyhound is driven by nothing else but greed. None of the waste collection companies are struggling to maintain profits,” he said.  

“In the midst of a spiralling cost-of-living crisis, this price gouging puts further pressure on families already struggling to pay for mortgages, food, gas and electricity.” 

Public ownership

People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett said it is time for local authorities to take back waste collection from private operators. 

“We said this years ago, when they introduced bins charges and we opposed them - the charges are just ratcheting up and up,” he said. 

“It's a long past time now that we brought waste collection services back into public ownership.” 

Panda Waste also previously announced an increase to its quarterly collection fees, resulting in an annual increase of €32 for customers.