Council accused of double standards in waste licence row

WATERFORD City Council could be guilty of “double standards” following an Environmental Protection Agency report which shows its composting facility is operating without a licence, a councillor has claimed.

The plant at the Six Crossroads in Butlerstown, which has been up and running for two years, was one of three sites in the country identified by the EPA as operating illegally under the control of local authorities.

Fianna Fáil councillor, Tom Murphy, has always been an opponent of the plant and says the EPA claim could leave the council open to claims that the law doesn’t apply equally to all.