Residents in west Limerick get ready to oppose €240m ‘waste-into-gas’ plant

Battle lines are being drawn up in west Limerick over a plan by a US company to build a €240m facility which will convert municipal waste into gas and electricity.

Cadence EnviroPower, a company formed by two US corporations, has entered an agreement with Limerick City and County Council to lease the site of a closed council landfill where it is proposed to locate the plant.

The plant will process up to 1,000 tonnes of waste every day, converting it into gas which in turn will generate 30 megawatts of electricity. The electricity will then be sold to the national grid.