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Thu 02 Feb 2010Poolbeg war is incinerating any search for alternatives
THERE IS a war going on, over waste – the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of it we generate every year. At stake is who controls this waste, how it is to be treated and which of the many vested interests now punching for position will profit from whatever waste management regime is finally imposed, writes FRANK McDONALD
On one side is Minister for the Environment John Gormley and many of his constituents in Dublin South East, who oppose the construction of a very large (600,000 tonnes a year) municipal waste incinerator on the Poolbeg peninsula, as well as the Irish Waste Management Association (IWMA), which represents major players such as Greenstar and Panda.
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