Planners approve Ireland's first incinerator in Cork harbor

AP Worldstream | January 16, 2004 | Copyright

AP Worldstream
01-16-2004
Dateline: DUBLIN, Ireland
Planning authorities granted approval Friday for constructing Ireland's first waste incinerator, but environmentalists vowed to thwart the project.

Ireland's planning board approved the proposed euro70 million (US$90 million) harborside incinerator in Cork, Ireland's second-largest city, on a 9-1 vote.

The incinerator would specialize in the disposal of industrial waste produced by more than 120 pharmaceutical and chemical plants in Ireland. Such firms currently must export their waste to other European Union states.

John Ahern, general ...

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