From tomorrow, 29th September, those wishing to use the recycling facilities at Mayo County Council’s Civic Amenity Sites will have to pay €2 per visit (for cars). This is in addition to the €5 per bag for domestic waste.
Mayo County Council obviously have funding problems, no doubt in part due to the current economic climate and concomitant downturn in revenues from taxation, levies etc.. However, attempting to bridge the gap by taxing consumers who wish to recycle is surely the wrong way to go. Clearly the Council sees these ‘recyclers’ as a soft target.
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local politics, politics
County Council, Eco, Ireland, Mayo, Recycling
Sunday’s F1 GP at Spa, Belgium, was one of the most exciting races in recent memory, but subsequent events heaped ridicule on the sport.
As seems to be the norm, Ferrari and McLaren dominated proceedings and, with the exception of a slippery first couple of laps, the race settled down into the usual processional event, although there was a lot of overtaking in the midfield to keep a bit of excitement going.
Unusually, however, the order at the front started to tighten up as the race entered it’s final third. And then came the rain. It’s a shame, but this is just about the only thing that really livens up F1 these days. Suddenly cars were slithering round corners and Lewis Hamilton, a bit of a rain king, was taking massive chunks out of Kimi Raikkonen’s lead in every sector.
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F1
Belgium, F1, Spa
