The Zero Waste Blog

Waste Bin Pay-by-weight price hikes – how to fight back. With the new pay-by-weight charges coming into force on July 1, 2016, we are seeing a lot of profiteering taking place. Contracts already in place with consumers are being terminated and they are being offered new contracts with much higher overall charges in the majority of cases.  But is this fair? The new regime was supposed to cut costs for recycling consumers and encourage waste reduction. The standing charges, lif