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A SYSTEM FOR identifying households that are mixing in general waste with recycling waste is to be trialled soon in Dublin.
Panda Waste Management said that it would be trialling the new system on 12,000 households in Fingal in Dublin.
The trial is in order to combat large amounts of general black bin waste – including food waste, nappies, and textiles – from being dumped into green bins (for which there is no charge).
As a result of this, Panda Waste Management said that 40% of recycling is contaminated in Dublin.
Green bins currently have no charge attached to them, while black bins cost money.
The new system will involve having a camera mounted inside a waste lorry. The camera is able to identify what number house the bin corresponds to.
If any prohibited waste is contained in the bin, the camera will be able to identify it.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Drivetime this evening, Des Crinion said that the cameras were being installed as what was being put in bins was “unbelievable”.
“It’s supposed to be material that we can sort out and use as raw material to go back into the manufacturing process,” said Crinion.
But we see everything from nappies, food waste, and also textiles which we can’t recycle in this manner.
Crinion said that he believed people were using the green bins to hide waste as it was free to use.
He said that some sort of fine could be introduced in the future for households that are shown to repeatedly offend.
The only question is, would the water turn yellow or brown.
Double incontinence would unquestionably ensure.
Red
Ahh once it didn’t turn red that’s the main thing
Keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times. Lol.
Surely that’s a better question in regards to their wetsuits
how the Huck does she speak so well under water with a scuba mask on breathing app etc
It’s all fun and games till ‘Jaws’ shows up..
Diving with great whites is the height of stupidity. I do not know how more people are not eaten.
You should try it sometime, it’s pretty cool in fairness. Amazing beasts up close.
Might be something to do with the big steel cage kitty.
classic Sharky and George double team
Suprise suckers
Feck that sh*t!
@ ALAN Not everyone is on social media!
sharks just going: “any chance you could keep the bleedin’ noise down luv? Some of us have to live here you know”
Some believe sharks are as if not more intelligent than chimps….that’s how close they are too us. They learn and hunt in packs…best admired from afar
Yeah far enough away to be able to put the feet up on a recliner. :)
Karl Pilkington would have been proud of that one! Although contrary to what the movies will tell you shark attacks on humans are quite rare overall & scientists believe it’s usually because they mistake humans for something else. Other than that, I have to say this underwater footage is fantastic overall, beats the shit out of snorkeling anyway
Reminds me of that episode of Friends with the dog in the window of Phoebes taxi
The journal should really stick to news. It can’t quite keep up with social media. Seen this yesterday.
maybe you shouldn’t spend so much time on the computer Alan?
Shark bait!!!
It’s just a curious big fish, these folk were in it’s territory.
just when you thought it was safe to go back in the cage
Noah’s shark
then suddenly a brown trout appeared.
We’re gonna need a better cage.
Well yeah I’ll go diving where sharks are. Check the stupidity level….
It reminds me of the velociraptors in the first Jurassic park movie. One took the attention of the people, while the other one crept up behind them to eat them.
flanked by a clever girl !
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