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Deposit Return Scheme bin raiding clean up costs

Littering caused by people raiding public bins for plastic bottles and aluminum cans is costing D...

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06.45 13 Aug 2026


Deposit Return Scheme bin raiding clean up costs


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06.45 13 Aug 2026


Littering caused by people raiding public bins for plastic bottles and aluminum cans is costing Dublin City Council almost €1,000 a day. This is since the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme. 

We get reaction to these figures with Daryl Barron the Lord Mayor of Dublin. 


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