Waste crisis in mid-west as landfill site closes

THE mid-west region is facing a waste crisis, with only a single landfill facility fully operational after Clare County Council ceases accepting commercial waste at its Inagh landfill today.

Waste crisis in mid-west as landfill site closes

The only fully-functioning landfill will be at Gortnadromma, Co Limerick and environment director with Limerick County Council, Gerry Behan, confirmed “it is likely that the landfill will close in 2013”.

As a result, post-2013 all waste generated in the mid-west will be exported outside the region.

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