Local authorities ‘abused position’ on waste collection
The ruling could have an impact on the future viability of the Poolbeg incineration facility.
In March 2008, the councils introduced changes to the waste collection system which meant only one operator, contracted by the local Dublin authority, could collect rubbish in a defined area. However, yesterday Mr Justice William M McKechnie quashed that change. He said the variation would have the effect of excluding private operators from the domestic waste collection market as all rights to collect waste would be held by a single operator, either the Dublin local authority or, following a public tender process, their nominee.
