Public to bear cost of mothballed super dump

SUFFERING ratepayers in Co Cork will have to foot some of the cost of mothballing a €46.8 million state-of-the-art super dump.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2011 - 00:00

Sean O’Riordan

County councillors voted yesterday to indefinitely put on hold opening the facility at Bottlehill.

County manager Martin Riordan advised it was not financially viable to operate the facility in the current climate — due to some private landfill operators offering cheaper costs.

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