Green light for toxic waste incinerator

THE country’s first toxic waste incinerator has moved a step closer to reality after planners said they had no objection to the €80m development.

Local residents last night vowed to fight the controversial decision in the European Court, however, Cork County Council officials believe there is no environmental impediment against Indaver building the incinerator at Ringaskiddy. The plant will burn 100,000 tonnes of toxic waste each year. In a report, planners said they had taken into account a study carried out by the Health Research Board.

This study concluded that modern incinerators, properly operated and controlled, met environmental standards set down by an EU directive.