Green sweep: best-laid plans put to the test

IF THE Green Party doesn’t deliver on its environmental policies while in government, its pious words voiced in the powerlessness of opposition will surely come back to haunt it.

As party leader John Gormley holds the key environment portfolio, he will be expected to deliver on a large number of policies, not least in the critical area of waste and recycling.

Earlier this year, the then leader of the Greens, Trevor Sargeant, described Ireland as a “European leader” in creating waste, dumping it in landfills and exporting it.