Burning organic waste is loss of great resource

THE Poolbeg incinerator initiative was (again) raised on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland (November 16).

On this occasion Dublin City Council (DCC) chief engineer Michael Phillips, who can claim expertise with regard to incineration, indicated the Poolbeg project would provide electricity for 50,000 houses and heating for 60,000 units. However, he did notindicate what the costs would be for these provisions.

We at the University of Limerick have concluded that incineration of organic materials is a wanton and costly waste of a great resource.