Terms & Conditions

DEFINITIONS

1.1 “GHH” means Greyhound Recycling & Recovery, the provider of the domestic wheelie bin waste collection service.

1.2 “Administration fee” means a charge payable by the Customer in respect of the delivery by post of information to the Customer arising out of a request by the Customer for delivery of information by post

1.3 “Bins” mean waste receptacles provided by GHH for the purposes of provision of the Service and shall include any green and / or brown and / or black and / or grey and / or blue wheelie bin or other waste receptacle.

1.3.1“Bin Recovery Charge” means a charge payable by the Customer on termination of the contract pursuant to Clause 16.1. The charge will reflect the actual expenditure in respect of recovery of all bins in the possession of the Customer but will not exceed €15 per bin, which reflects the average recovery cost being €10, and the actual Bin sanitisation cost of €5 per bin.

1.3.2 “Bin Replacement and Attempted Recovery Charge” means a charge payable by the Customer on termination of the Contract by either party if the Customer does not allow GHH to recover possession of the Bins (pursuant to the Customer’s agreement in Clauses 6, 7, and 15). This charge will reflect the fees chargeable in respect of replacing green, brown, black and blue bins (as set out in Clause 4) as well as any actual expenditure in respect of attempted Bin recovery (any charge for attempted Bin recovery will not exceed €30 per bin). The maximum Bin Replacement and Attempted Recovery Charge possible is €135(€90in respect of replacement of all three bins (i.e.€30 each) and €45 in respect of attempted recovery).

1.4 “Credit Balance” means an amount of money held by GHH from time to time arising out of any sums pre-paid to GHH by the Customer, for a portion of the Service not yet provided by GHH. This includes:

(a)Any sum paid towards lift charges or weight charges in relation to Bins that have not yet been collected by GHH.

(b) If an annual service charge is payable and has been paid in advance, or, if payable in instalments, any sum or part of a sum paid that corresponds to payment in respect of a month (of the 12 months of the contractual period) that has not yet started. Each month representing one twelfth of the annual service charge.

(c)If a monthly service charge is payable and has been paid more than one month in advance, any sum or part of a sum paid that corresponds to a month, that has not yet started.

1.5 “Customer” means the consumer to whom the Service is provided.

1.6 “Service” means the collection by GHH of domestic waste in Bins provided by GHH.

1.6 “Payment” means any or all payments due to GHH 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 GHH 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 6 am on the morning of collection and brought back in as soon as possible after the Bin has been emptied by GHH. Bins not left out on time will not be collected until the following scheduled service day.

3.1 The Customer shall ensure that the Bins presented for collection must be closed and must not be overloaded. The Customer shall ensure that the Bins are presented for collection in accordance with the Local Authority byelaws in force from time to time.

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 GHH, is lost, damaged or stolen, the Customer will be liable to pay to GHH a replacement fee of €35 per Bin (All bins previously provided by Dublin City & South Dublin County Councils are now the property of GHH).

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).

5.4 Only material, as described on this website, may be placed in the blue bin (glass waste).

OWNERSHIP OF THE BINS

6. The Customer accepts, acknowledges and agrees that the Bins are, and shall remain, the property of GHH and hereby agrees to permit GHH 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 at such reasonable time as would facilitate such inspection, examination, repair or recovery. The permission to enter pursuant to Clause 6 shall only apply where notice has been served pursuant to clause 7 and the Customer does not avail of the opportunity to leave the bins outside the premises.

7. GHH will provide the Customer with reasonable notice of any such inspection, examination, repair or recovery of the Bins, informing the Customer of the time period within which such inspection, examination, repair or recovery shall take place, in order that the Customer may avail of the opportunity to leave the Bins outside the premises in the same way as they would for the purpose of Bin collection, in order to facilitate the process and avoid the necessity of permitting GHH to enter onto the premises on which the Bins are situated.

COLLECTION SERVICE

8. The collection service will operate from Monday to Saturday on a fortnightly basis in accordance with the collection schedule as set out on this website.

9. GHH 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 GHH 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. The Customer will be notified of the service charge renewal date at least one month prior to that renewal date and will also be notified of any changes to the amount of annual service charge and/or other rates that apply in respect of the Services. Payment of the annual service charge or any renewal service charge shall be made in advance by the Customer to GHH on or before the payment date as specified in the notice.

10.2 The Customer will be notified in advance by GHH 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 GHH, 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 direct debit, credit/debit card at your local post office, online, by phone or by automated top-up service.

10.4 GHH reserves the right to cease or suspend the Service in the event of non-payment by the Customer.

10.5 In the event of termination of the contract, by either party, within the 12 month period, the Customer will be entitled to a refund of any credit balance in excess of €10.00 in the Customer’s account. The Customer acknowledges and agrees that the cost of processing refunds of credit balances is such that it is not viable for GHH to make refunds of credit balances less than €10.00.

10.6 Customers acknowledge and accept that GHH provides a pre-paid service and to ensure collection must have sufficient credit on their account 24 hours prior to their scheduled collection.

10.7 Bin collection Services may vary dependent on the type of service provided to a Customer. The annual service charge and/or other rates charged to the Customer are dependent on the type of service given to each Customer and accordingly may vary. Bins will not be collected for Customers with a negative account balance.

10.8 Customers may pre pay monies to GHH in respect of the Service by using the automatic top up service as is outlined on the GHH website.

10.9 Customers who pay GHH for the service by utilization of their top up card in An post and or Pay zone outlets, will incur a transaction charge per transaction which will be applied to your waste account.

10.10 GHH reserve the right to change pricing due to Government Levies and Vat increases, or when there is a material change in costs of disposal of recyclables or waste material. Customers will be notified before any of these changes occur.

10.11 In the event that GHH’s weighing system fails while collecting Bins, GHH reserve the right and the Customer agrees that the amount chargeable shall be the average amount charged by GHH per bin in respect of the four most recent collections.

10.12 In the event of contamination being present in a Bin, GHH may refuse to collect same. GHH will notify the Customer of the presence of contamination in the Bin. In the event that the Customer requests GHH to empty the contaminated Bin, GHH may impose a further charge of €30.00 in addition to the standard weight/lift/service charge applicable.

10.13.1 In the event that GHH identify contamination in a Bin having already collected that Bin then GHH may impose a charge of up to €30.00 per Bin in addition to the weight/lift/service charge.

10.13.2 Customers acknowledge and accept that GHH provides a pre-paid service and to ensure collection must pay a deposit of €35 in respect of the Bins provided. This deposit shall be held by GHH in respect of the Bins in the possession of the Customer. The deposit is fully refundable to the Customer but subject to the Bins being returned to GHH following a valid contract termination by the Customer. If the deposit is forfeited by GHH then the amount of the deposit forfeited will be offset against any Bin Recovery Charges described at Clause 16 hereunder.

10.14Customers may withdraw money from their GHH account provided that such account is sufficiently in credit and provided that such withdrawals do not exceed the sum of €500.00 in the 12 months period commencing on the date of commencement of the Services and/or any renewal date.

10.15 In the event that a Customer elects to pay the standard weight/lift/service charge by way of direct debit or automatic top up and in the event that such direct debit payments fail or are not successfully transmitted to GHH then;

  1. ) If payment fails on first attempt a €5.00 charge will be applied by GHH to the Customer’s account.
  2. ) In the event that a payment fails on the second attempt a €10.00 charge will be applied by GHH to the Customer’s account.

GENERAL

11.1 This contract and these terms and conditions shall apply for a period of 12 months and the Customer is deemed to be bound by these terms and conditions from the date of the first payment made by the Customer to GHH in respect of the provision of the Service, or part of the Service.

11.2. . These General Terms and Conditions and any further terms and conditions that apply to the contract between the Customer and GHH will be provided to the Customer by e mail or in writing, before the first payment is made by the Customer. The Customer has the right to cancel this contract within 7 working days of the first payment being made without any reason being given. If the Customer cancels within the 7 day cancellation period they will be entitled to a full refund of all sums paid to GHH. The Customer must inform GHH that they wish to cancel and must do so by in writing. If a customer cancels or does not renew their service with Greyhound there will be a bin removal fee of €15 per bin charged against their account.

11.2.1 The Customer agrees that they do not have the right of cancellation within the 7 day cancellation period if they agree that GHH should start providing the Service (ie. If they collect the Customer’s domestic waste Bins) before the end of the 7 day period.

11.3 GHH may change or add to these terms and conditions from time to time. GHH will give the Customer at least 2 weeks’ notice in writing of any changes to these Terms and Conditions. If the Customer wishes to cancel the contract because of the changes to these Terms and Conditions they can do so by giving GHH notice by in writing, at least 7 days before the changes come into effect (this right is subject to Clause 11.3.2).

11.3.1 The Customer agrees that if they do not give GHH notice in writing that they wish to cancel the contract at least 7 working days before the changes to these Terms and Conditions come into effect, that they agree to be bound by them.

11.3.2 The Customer agrees that any change to these terms and conditions necessitated by: (a) Act of the Oireachtas, (b) Government Regulation, or (c) European Regulation or Directive will not result in a right to cancel, as such changes are outside the control of GHH, and are universally applicable. While GHH will endeavour to give as much notice of any such changes as possible, one month’s notice cannot be guaranteed as that is also a factor outside the control of GHH.

11.4 GHH may, from time to time, issue to the Customer separate Further Terms and Conditions in respect of the Service, and / or the cost of the Service (described as “Plans”). GHH will give the customer at 2 weeks’ notice in writing of any such Further Terms and Conditions. If the Customer wishes to cancel the contract because the Further Terms and Conditions result in a price that is too high compared to the price the Customer agreed to pay for the Service at the beginning of the contract, they can do so by giving GHH notice in writing at least 7 working days before the changes come into effect (this right is subject to Clause 11.4.2).On cancellation the customer must send written notification of the customers wish to cancel and should contain the customer’s name, address and GHH account details and details of the account in which the refund is to be paid. Upon cancellation or non-renewal of an account a bin recovery charge of €15 per bin will apply, this amount will be deducted from any refund due to the account holder.

11.4.1 The Customer agrees that if they do not give GHH notice of cancellation, in writing, that they wish to cancel the contract at least 7 working days before the further terms and conditions come into effect, they are agreeing to them.

11.4.2 The Customer agrees that any change to Further Terms and Conditions (“Plans”) in respect of the cost of the Service which is necessitated by: (a) Government Levies; or, (b) VAT Increases, will not result in a right to cancel, as such changes are outside the control of GHH, and are universally applicable. While GHH will endeavour to give as much notice of any such changes as possible, one month’s notice cannot be guaranteed as that is also a factor outside the control of GHH.

12. GHH will give the Customer reasonable written notice of the 12 month period of the contract coming to an end. The Customer agrees that if they do not give GHH written notice that they wish the contract to come to an end, at least 7 working days before the end of the 12 month period that the terms of the contract will continue to apply for a further 12 month period.

13. GHH cannot be held responsible for any inconvenience arising from failure to provide the Service because of factors which could reasonably be considered to be outside the control of GHH, such as adverse weather conditions, unpredictable delays caused by traffic congestion, road works, diversions or mechanical breakdowns which are unexpected and could not have been prevented by the proper execution of a reasonable preventative maintenance programme. In the event that the Service is not provided on the date specified in the collection schedule provided to the Customer, GHH reserves the right to reschedule the collection to the next reasonable opportunity that arises and the Customer shall have no claim against GHH in this regard.

TERMINATION

14. Either party can terminate this contract on two month’s written notice to the other. Termination of the contract for any reason by the Customer must be in writing from the customer and not from any third party and communicated to GHH, this will result in a Bin Recovery Charge being charged to the Customer. Any or all outstanding charges of monies due to GHH and accrued up to the date of termination must be paid by the Customer to GHH.

15. On termination or cancellation of this contract, GHH reserves the right to take possession of the Bins and the Customer agrees to permit GHH to recover the Bins as per clauses 6 and 7 of these terms and conditions.

16.1 The charge will reflect the actual expenditure in respect of recovery of all bins in the possession of the Customer. This charge will not exceed €45, which reflects the average recovery cost being €10, and a Bin sanitisation cost of €5.

16.2 On termination of the contract by either party, if the Customer does not comply with their agreement per clauses 6 and 7 and 15 to allow GHH to recover the Bins, a Bin Replacement and Attempted Recovery Charge will be charged to the Customer. This charge will reflect the fees chargeable in respect of replacing green, brown and black bins (as set out in Clause 4) as well as any actual expenditure in respect of attempted Bin recovery (any charge for attempted Bin recovery will not exceed €35). The maximum charge possible for a Customer for failing to return the Bins to GHH on termination is €150 (€105 in respect of replacement of all three bins (i.e.€35 I s – green, brown and black/grey, and €45 in respect of attempted recovery).

16.3 The Bin Recovery Charge per in Clause 16.1 does not apply when the Customer cancels the contract pursuant to any of the provisions in Clauses 11.2 to 11.4.

16.4 The Customer agrees that GHH can deduct any charge pursuant to Clauses 16.1 and 16.2 from the Customers credit balance before refunding it to the Customer.

17. These terms and conditions are legally binding for the duration of the contract.

CCTV ON FLEET

CCTV on Greyhound Household Fleet

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that where CCTV is used by Greyhound Household (Greyhound), either as static or mobile solutions, such deployment adheres to the legal requirements contained in the Irish Data Protection Acts (1988 and 2003) and any other relevant legislation.
The policy is also designed to ensure that any CCTV Systems deployed by Greyhound is not abused or misused and that such systems are correctly and efficiently installed and operated.

The following principles will govern the operation of all Greyhound CCTV Systems

All CCTV systems will be operated lawfully and only for the defined purposes set out in this policy.
All CCTV systems will be operated with due regard for the privacy of all individuals at all times.
The CCTV system will not be used for the purpose of monitoring staff.
No CCTV System will be initiated, installed, moved or replaced without prior approval of Greyhound.

The purpose of the Greyhound CCTV Systems will be documented in accordance with current Irish legislation.

The overall purpose of the Greyhound CCTV Systems is:

1. To assist in the prevention, detection and investigation of offences and the prosecution of offenders.
2. To assist in safety and security of the Greyhound Household Fleet of trucks.

family history

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