Council turns down €75m waste plan

PLANS to create Ireland’s first commercial anaerobic waste digester have been turned down by Cork County Council.

Council turns down €75m waste plan

Residents who fought a campaign against the €75 million plant said they were delighted at the news, but prepared to fight a further challenge in the event that the company involved seeks to appeal the decision to An Bord Pleanála.

Valeco, a subsidiary of waste disposal giant Greenstar, had planned to build the anaerobic waste digester on a controversial site at Ballard, Araglin.

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