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GENERAL DOMESTIC TERMS & CONDITIONS
General Terms & Conditions:
DEFINITIONS:
1.1 "GRR" means Greyhound Recycling & Recovery, the provider of the domestic wheelie bin waste collection service.
1.2 “Bins” mean waste receptacles provided by GRR for the purposes of provision of the Service and shall include any green and / or brown and / or black and / or grey wheelie bin or other waste receptacle.
1.3 "Customer" means the person to whom the Service is provided.
1.4 "Service" means the collection by GRR of domestic waste in Bins provided by GRR.
1.5 "Payment" means any or all payments due to GRR by the Customer in respect of the Service.
USE OF BINS:
2. The Customer accepts, acknowledges and agrees that only domestic waste will be accepted in the black / grey Bins. No hot ashes or hazardous waste shall be placed in any of the Bins and GRR will not collect any items, which are not contained within the Bins provided. The Customer accepts and acknowledges that it will use the Bins at its own risk
3. The Customer shall ensure that the Bins are left outside on the footpath before 7am on the morning of collection and brought back in directly after the Bin has been emptied by GRR. Bins not left out on time will not be collected until the following scheduled service day.
4. The Customer accepts, acknowledges and agrees that it will keep the Bins in good substantial repair and condition. The Customer accepts, acknowledges and agrees that, if any Bin, provided by GRR, is lost, damaged or stolen, the Customer will be liable to pay to GRR a replacement fee, as follows:-
- €20 in respect of a green Bin;
- €25 in respect of a brown Bin;
- €30 in respect of a black / grey Bin.
5.1 Only material, as described on this website, may be placed in the black / grey bin (black / grey bin waste).
5.2 Only material, as described on this website, may be placed in the brown bin (brown bin waste).
5.3 Only material, as described on this website, may be placed in the green bin (green bin waste).
OWNERSHIP OF THE BINS:
6. The Customer accepts, acknowledges and agrees that the Bins are, and shall remain, the property of GRR and hereby authorises GRR and grants a licence to GRR to enter onto the premises on which the Bins are situate for the purposes of inspection and examination of the Bins and / or repairing or recovering possession of the Bins.
7. GRR reserves the right to remove the Bins from the Customer's premises without prior notice in certain circumstances (e.g. non payment of an account or in circumstances where the Bins are used for purposes other than the Service).
COLLECTION SERVICE:
8. The collection service will operate from Monday to Friday on a fortnightly basis in accordance with the collection schedule as set out on this website.
9. GRR reserves the right to alter the collection schedule but will notify the Customer where reasonably practicable in advance.
CHARGES / PAYMENT:
10.1 The Customer will be notified by GRR whether an annual service charge applies in respect of the Service and the amount of that annual service charge. Payment of the annual service charge will be made in advance by the Customer and the Customer will be notified of any renewal / payment date at least twenty (20) days prior to the payment being due, along with any change to the rates being charged by GRR for the Service.
10.2 The Customer will be notified by GRR of the manner in which charges and rates shall apply to the Service from time to time.
10.3 The rates / charges (to include the annual service charge), chargeable in respect of the Service provided by GRR, will be reviewed periodically and the cost / rates / charges in respect of the Service to the Customer may change. Payment for the Service must be prepaid. Payment may be made by credit/debit/laser card at your local post office, online, by phone or by automated top-up service.
10.4 GRR reserves the right to cease or suspend the Service in the event of non-payment by the Customer, in which case, any credit balance in the Customer's account will stand forfeit.
10.5 Any credit balance in the Customer's account will be forfeit and will not be refunded in the event that the contract is terminated by the Customer within the twelve month period.
GENERAL:
11.1 This contract shall apply for a period of twelve months and the Customer is deemed to be bound by these terms and conditions from the date of the first instance of provision by GRR of the Service or part thereof.
11.2 The Customer agrees that GRR may amend these terms and conditions from time to time.
TERMINATION:
12. Termination of this contract by the Customer, for any reason, within the twelve month period, will result in administration charges and/or Bin recovery charges, in the sum of €45.00, being charged to the Customer.
13. GRR reserves the right to terminate this contract at any time. On termination of this contract, GRR reserves the right, without notice to the Customer, to take possession of the Bins and the Customer agrees with GRR that GRR may enter upon the premises upon which the Bins are stored for the purposes of recovery of the Bins.
14. These terms and conditions are legally binding for the duration of the contract.