The price increase applied to Guernsey Wastes' bin stickers this month will stay in place.

States members have voted against reversing the rise. 

The price of stickers for black bin bag rubbish went up on 1 July by 22 pence for large bags and 12 pence for lighter ones.

Deputies Gavin St Pier and Lyndon Trott brought a motion to the Assembly demanding the increases be annulled.

During Wednesday's debate, Deputy St Pier argued that  - for the least well off - the cost was damaging, while the extra money for Guernsey Waste wasn't much:

"These are not material sums to Guernsey Waste or the States, but they are for many households."

Deputy Peter Roffey, President of the STSB, said reversing the increase would mean lost revenue for a service already unable to cover its operating costs:

"How does that stack up, to pursue a policy of driving down the real cost of user-charges?"

Deputies rejected the annulment 21-13 with four members absent and one abstention.

A review of the current household waste charging arrangements is being carried out and a policy letter on waste and waste charges is expected to go to the States later this year.

Meanwhile, the STSB is suggesting islanders also be charged 25p per bag for recycling bag collections.