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Tuesday, 04 March 2008 13:11
Planning refusal will 'compound waste crisis'
THE country's largest private waste collector claimed yesterday that a decision by Bord Pleanála to turn down its plans for a controversial €20 million superdump would only compound the waste crisis facing the Munster region.
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Tuesday, 05 February 2008 11:57
Toxic fear darkens eco-bulb
COMPULSORY eco friendly light bulbs could end up poisoning Ireland's lakes and rivers when they are dumped, experts have warned.
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Tuesday, 22 January 2008 12:05
Clonmel hearing into plan for 'green' facility for waste
Bord Pleanala will begin an oral hearing in Clonmel tomorrow on a project which crystallises the national debate on how to dispose of or recycle waste.
A business consortium, Green Organics Energy Ltd (GOE), wants to build a facility for the "environmentally sustainable treatment" of waste, including animal by-products generated by the Irish meatprocessing industry.
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Friday, 07 September 2007 16:59
Contract for controversial Dublin incinerator signed
Dublin City Council says it has successfully concluded negotiations
with its private sector partner for the construction of the
controversial Poolbeg incinerator.
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Wednesday, 22 August 2007 23:07
Gormley's burning issues
Environment minister John Gormley has been told that incineration is vital to Ireland meeting its waste management targets.
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Wednesday, 22 August 2007 23:02
'Recycling' is ending up in the dump
A
number of Ireland's leading recycling companies are dumping significant
amounts of waste from some of their facilities into landfill sites.
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Wednesday, 22 August 2007 22:58
Local councils are warned to clean up their recycling act
JUST
one in 20 households in Carlow and Mayo are recycling their rubbish, as
new figures show a massive disparity in recycling rates across the
country.
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