Landfill odours cause offence

A LARGE proportion of complaints against landfills related to odours emanating from the site, an Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) report has found.

Last year, 613 complaints were made about a Cavan County Council landfill at Corranure, while 311 were lodged against Greenstar Holding for its Knockharley landfill in Co Meath.

The EPA was contacted on 308 occasions about the Kerdiffstown landfill, operated by Neiphin Trading, while Cork County Council’s Youghal dump was the subject of 90 complaints.