Definitely won’t stop people going through the bins
Should’ve been done immediately. It’s not like other countries haven’t gone through the exact same process (the Netherlands for example).
But better late than never I suppose.
This will reduce the barrier of entry to collecting bottles which could get more people involved in collecting bottles.
This could then increase the amount of bags people already involved in this need to open to end up making the same amount of money they were making before.
This would have been a much better idea if implemented from the start before people had baseline incomes from doing this.
What a nonsense this whole scheme is.
People will still go into the bins, guaranteed. Cos other people will still put bottles and cans in them.
This is great news. I’ve felt a bit guilty dumping my drink bottles/cans after lunch, but not enough to go to the effort of finding a return point to cash it in for 15 cent. This is a much better solution.
Can they be added to bin liners so when the seagulls rip the shit out of them and leave a mess they can get what they want quicker? I
Just wait for next weeks headline about a strong breeze blowing all the lovely recyclables into the river.
I reckon this will have its own public sinn fein moment
Great all the bottles and cans which were not being discarded creating litter can now go back to being litter the moment a bit of wind happens.
Are Re-turn paying for them? If so then it’s good
Why is our dear country so backwards. When did progression become regression.
Dystopia. The new “let them eat cake”.
Altruistic having to have the most in need avoid digging in bins? Jesus wept.
Well that’s the closest to the Northside he’s ever been…
Great. Now add more bins.
Each bin is gonna have its own scobie/homeless sentry now.
There are bins?
That’s great! I feel like a prick on the odd occasion I’m not arsed carrying an empty can around and put it in the bin
Finally we might see the end of the comments calling for this so we can be like Germany where the homeless go around collecting the cans, they earn enough to buy a house and live happily ever after.
It erks me that the article says there are 40 bins on the North side, 40 on the South side and the one in the picture is clearly slap bang in the middle of the bridge Does that count as northside or southside?
Our bin lorry is now sporting a festive array of plastic bags full of rescued bottles and cans hanging from the back. Nice little side earner.
There isn’t a bin on o’connell bridge (as pictured), but if there was one, I’m sure DCC would indeed find no better place to position it in than right beside the dedication plaque.
I lived in Vancouver right after they brought in the deposit return scheme there (circa 2007), and they had all of these issues. Armies of homeless bottle/can rummagers, pushing shoppies trolleys full of stuff around the street. With the racket the clinking made, you could hear them coming from a mile away. In Vancouver in 2007 they had these trays on their bins, but it DIDN’T STOP people searching in the bins.
This morning I was in town and saw a guy carrying a refuse sack filled with cans. He had workmans gloves on, and this is clearly now his job – rummaging.
I have been telling everyone this was going to be the consequence since the scheme was announced. It should have been predicted. In any case, in my opinion, the whole thing is a disaster. There is now more litter on the streets than ever before and I bet these trays won’t help anything.
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Unusually quick improvement, nice one.
Definitely won’t stop people going through the bins
Should’ve been done immediately. It’s not like other countries haven’t gone through the exact same process (the Netherlands for example).
But better late than never I suppose.
This will reduce the barrier of entry to collecting bottles which could get more people involved in collecting bottles.
This could then increase the amount of bags people already involved in this need to open to end up making the same amount of money they were making before.
This would have been a much better idea if implemented from the start before people had baseline incomes from doing this.
What a nonsense this whole scheme is.
People will still go into the bins, guaranteed. Cos other people will still put bottles and cans in them.
This is great news. I’ve felt a bit guilty dumping my drink bottles/cans after lunch, but not enough to go to the effort of finding a return point to cash it in for 15 cent. This is a much better solution.
Can they be added to bin liners so when the seagulls rip the shit out of them and leave a mess they can get what they want quicker? I
Just wait for next weeks headline about a strong breeze blowing all the lovely recyclables into the river.
I reckon this will have its own public sinn fein moment
Great all the bottles and cans which were not being discarded creating litter can now go back to being litter the moment a bit of wind happens.
Are Re-turn paying for them? If so then it’s good
Why is our dear country so backwards. When did progression become regression.
Dystopia. The new “let them eat cake”.
Altruistic having to have the most in need avoid digging in bins? Jesus wept.
Well that’s the closest to the Northside he’s ever been…
Great. Now add more bins.
Each bin is gonna have its own scobie/homeless sentry now.
There are bins?
That’s great! I feel like a prick on the odd occasion I’m not arsed carrying an empty can around and put it in the bin
Finally we might see the end of the comments calling for this so we can be like Germany where the homeless go around collecting the cans, they earn enough to buy a house and live happily ever after.
It erks me that the article says there are 40 bins on the North side, 40 on the South side and the one in the picture is clearly slap bang in the middle of the bridge Does that count as northside or southside?
Our bin lorry is now sporting a festive array of plastic bags full of rescued bottles and cans hanging from the back. Nice little side earner.
There isn’t a bin on o’connell bridge (as pictured), but if there was one, I’m sure DCC would indeed find no better place to position it in than right beside the dedication plaque.
I lived in Vancouver right after they brought in the deposit return scheme there (circa 2007), and they had all of these issues. Armies of homeless bottle/can rummagers, pushing shoppies trolleys full of stuff around the street. With the racket the clinking made, you could hear them coming from a mile away. In Vancouver in 2007 they had these trays on their bins, but it DIDN’T STOP people searching in the bins.
This morning I was in town and saw a guy carrying a refuse sack filled with cans. He had workmans gloves on, and this is clearly now his job – rummaging.
I have been telling everyone this was going to be the consequence since the scheme was announced. It should have been predicted. In any case, in my opinion, the whole thing is a disaster. There is now more litter on the streets than ever before and I bet these trays won’t help anything.