40% rise in amount of landfill waste

DAMMING figures reveal Ireland landfills 40% more waste than it did eight years ago, making the country twice as reliant on landfill than the rest of Europe.

Labour Party president Proinsias De Rossa said the figures were proof of the Government’s failure to properly address Ireland’s waste management crisis.

“The Government’s recycling strategy lies in tatters,” said the Labour MEP.