Angry residents claim superdump promises have been broken

ANGRY residents given assurances that a 250-acre superdump would not open prior to the building of a rubbish separating plant claim these promises have been reneged upon.

A preliminary licence to run the controversial Bottlehill landfill, granted yesterday by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Cork County Council, is not conditional on the building of a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF).

Cork City Council and Cork County Council officials always indicated the superdump and the MRF were part of a joint waste management strategy and the MRF would ensure only treated waste was sent to Bottlehill.