Fears council landfill facility may close

FEARS were raised yesterday that a multi-million-euro waste disposal facility, owned by Kerry County Council, may have to close — due to a loss of business.

Private waste contractors, it emerged, are trucking rubbish from Kerry to landfills in other counties due to high charges.

Independent councillor Danny Healy-Rae claimed the council was not charging competitive prices for use of its landfill tip at Muingnaminnane, near Tralee.