Expert claims coastal erosion won’t affect purposed incinerator site

The building housing Indaver Ireland's waste-to-energy facility proposed for Ringaskiddy will not be impacted by coastal erosion during its lifetime, according to an expert witness for the waste management company, writes Catherine Shanahan of the Irish Examiner.

Julie Ascoop, a chartered engineer with Arup, said even after 40 years, the predicted maximum erosion does not reach the boundary fence line.