THE announcement by Indaver Ireland that, for the moment, they are not going to build incinerators gives us time to stop and think about the best ways to change our lifestyles and reduce waste.

I WAS flabbergasted at Environment Minister Dick Roche’s assertion that Indaver’s incinerators are passing through “one of the most open and rigorous physical planning and environmental licensing regimes in the world” (January 5).

FOUR great problems of our time are global warming, squandering of our planet’s resources, pollution of our environment, and the cost and human tragedy of our ill health.

TOXIC waste incinerators pose a serious health risk to babies and can cause deformed genitalia, cleft lips and learning difficulties in children, it was claimed yesterday.

BETWEEN them, Justice Minister Michael McDowell and Environment Minister Martin Cullen are creating a most interesting research opportunity for Health Minister Michael Martin.