Irish burn 60,000 tonnes of waste in backyards

HOUSEHOLDERS must realise that burning 60,000 tonnes of rubbish illegally in backyards can have more deadly health effects than incineration, an Oireachtas Committee heard yesterday.

Experts from local authorities yesterday briefed the Environment and Local Government Committee on measures to promote household recycling.

Cork City Council senior engineer Gerard Walsh detailed the hazards of backyard burning.