Dublin City Council is to take back the city's bin service.
Councillors voted on the issue last night.
There has been an 11% jump in the price of collections since the service was privatised in 2012.
There has also been an increase in illegal dumping across the capital.
Estimates suggest the council would have to spend around €29 million per year to take charge of the household waste collections in the city.
Great victory. Council vote to take bin service back in to council ownership. Major step forward for Dublin householders @DublinSinnFein @DubCityCouncil pic.twitter.com/J9MkgZLs3x
— Cllr. Daithí Doolan (@DaithiDoolan) July 1, 2019
Sinn Fein Councillor Daithí Doolan said "This is the only city in Europe where we have competition of side-by-side collection services which I think is bad for the environment.
"It creates traffic congestion in residential areas where you have competing services' trucks coming up and down our residential roads." he added.
"It doesn't actually lead to a cheaper bin charge, there has been an increase of 11% so it hasn't led to more value for money."
People Before Profit Motion calling for the ReMunicipalisation of Waste Management Services in the City of Dublin Passes at Dublin City Council.
Long overdue return of these services to public control.
Full text of Motion can be found here:https://t.co/SkbTghhzlX pic.twitter.com/pKy5R8xCmR
— Cllr. Tina MacVeigh PBP (@TinaMacVeigh) July 1, 2019
People Before Profit Councillor Tina Mac Veigh said it is time that Dublin City Council said this issue has been a constant source of huge frustration for residents of the city.
She said "There is huge public support for these services to be returned to the local authority which follows a trend for remunicipalisation throughout Europe."
Councillor MacVeigh continued " We have a public health responsibility to the people who live, work and recreate our the city as well as a responsibility to the environment."
A working group made up of councillors, management and unions will report back to Dublin City Council in November with reccommendations for advancing the plans to the next stage.
