Galway Advertiser 2002/2002_01_03/GA_03012002_E1_019.pdf 

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National approach to waste management could end question of incinerator for Galway
BY UNA S I N N O T T A national waste m a n a g e m e n t body and just one incinerator to serve the entire country are a m o n g t h e proposals laid o u t by Forfas in a new r e p o r t which highlights t h e n a t i o n a l crisis in w a s t e d i s p o s a l . The national advisory board for i n c e n t i v e s t o c o m p e n s a t e c o m m u n i t i e s for h o s t i n g a w a s t e m a n a g e m e n t facility. The board also of recommends the regional waste establishment industry a n d technology reveals that the amount of rubbish produced inthe country increased by a massive 8 9 per cent b e t w e e n 1995 a n d 1998, w e l l a b o v e the a v e r a g e g r o w t h i n w a s t e p r o d u c t i o n in other European countries.

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m a n a g e m e n t boards comprising local a u t h o r i t y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s in e a c h w a s t e region. These regional boards would b e overseen and co-ordinated b y a national w a s t e m a n a g e m e n t agency. The report also recommends better enforcement of legislation to prevent illegal d u m p i n g , a n d a central thermal t r e a t m e n t facility for t h e country. T h e document recommends a single i n c i n e r a t o r f o r t h e c o u n t r y b e l o c a t e d in C o C o r k , w h e r e m o r e t h a n 6 0 p e r cent o f the c o u n t r y ' s industrial h a z a r d o u s waste i s produced. Forfds chief executive John Travers asserted a need to get industries more

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recommends a number of urgent measures to p r e v e n t further d e t e r i o r a t i o n i n w a s t e management. While the household recycling scheme i n t r o d u c e d in G a l w a y city earlier this y e a r has resulted in a significant d r o p in t h e v o l u m e o f w a s t e g o i n g t o l a n d f i l l , local authorities h a v e y e t t o a g r e e o n a site for a new landfill to service the region. C o n t r o v e r s y a l s o still s u r r o u n d s t h e issue of w h e t h e r G a l w a y w i l l h o s t a t h e r m a l treatment p l a n in t h e future.

heavily involved in waste m a n a g e m e n t , The Forfas d o c u m e n t outlines the use b e c a u s e m a n u f a c t u r i n g c o m p a n i e s a r e of strategic e n v i r o n m e n t a l a s s e s s m e n t t o h i g h w a s t e p r o d u c e r s a n d c o u l d offer m i n i m i s e t h e n e g a t i v e i m p a c t o f landfill and o t h e r w a s t e facilities o n c o m m u n i t i e s . This would b e coupled with a scheme of waste solutions through recycling, a n d eco-friendly p a c k a g i n g policies.

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