Sir, – I was beyond perturbed to read that, as a Dublin city resident, I will soon have to prove how I dispose of my waste and prove I have a contract with a waste-operator or face a €75 on-the-spot fine from Dublin City Council (Front page, May 15th).
When disposing of my waste I go to my local shop, buy bin-tags with cash, put a tag on my bin and off it goes. The same process is used for recycling.
Should a council bureaucrat rock up to my house demanding evidence of where the empty packet of ham from last week’s lunch went I won’t be able to satisfy them.
I dispose of all my waste responsibly, but, like many law-abiding citizens, I fear I will now be subject to unwanted and unfair council intrusion and harassment. Dublin City Council should reconsider this new rule immediately. – Yours, etc,
STEPHEN CURTIS,
Kirwan Street Cottages,
Dublin 7.