South Dublin City Council (SDCC) has been slammed after announcing a 20% price hike at the Ballymount Civic Amenity and Recycling Centre.

Green waste transported by cars has increased from €8 to €9.50 and general waste has risen from €15 to €18.

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Sean Crowe said the price hike will not help end illegal dumping.

Deputy Crowe said: "SDCC spent 1,307,747 euros on the recovery and disposal of 3,811 tonnes of waste material in the county. This huge tonnage and cost does not include the waste disposed of from litter picks, litter bins and street sweeping.

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"It is soul destroying to wake up and see your green space or area strewn with rubbish bags or worse.

"The Council has engaged and encouraged residents, youth groups and community associations to get involved in 'clean ups' and litter awareness programmes, but there is a small cohort who continue to dump regardless of its impact on the neighbourhood or local environment.

"It is not always easy for residents to intervene or stop this dumping and some areas are worse than others.

"At a time when resources are extremely scarce for community led projects, we need a new and fresh approach to illegal dumping."

(CD/LM)