€75m organic digester planned for North Cork

A SUBSIDIARY of Ireland’s largest private waste disposal company is planning to build a €75 million organic digester in North Cork, which will be capable of biodegrading 250,000 tonnes of waste annually.

Valeco Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Greenstar, is preparing to lodge a planning application with Cork County Council for a massive anaerobic digester at Ballard, near the village of Araglin. If the application is successful the company hopes to have the facility operating by 2008 and it will be designed to take organic waste from all over Munster.

Greenstar’s director of business development John Mullins said developing anaerobic digesters is an important part of the company’s bio-energy strategy.