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The Irish Waste Management Association (IWMA) has welcomed
the High Court ruling which has found that Dublin's four local
authorities acted uncompetitively when they changed the rules
of the Dublin Region Waste Management Plan in 2008.
The changes, which Dublin City Council - on behalf of the
four local authorities - had made to the Dublin Region Waste
Management Plan, would have effectively excluded private waste
companies from household waste collection and recycling in
the Dublin Region.
"Dublin City Council's changes to the Dublin Region Waste
Management Plan were designed to freeze out private waste
operators in Dublin and to give the local authority control
over all household waste. The aim was clear - Dublin City
Council, which is currently developing one of the largest
incinerators in Europe at Poolbeg, needs to have total control
of waste so that it has enough fuel to feed this grossly oversized
facility for the next 25 years," said Brendan Keane of IWMA.
Mr Keane added - "The IWMA welcomes today's ruling which
has rejected Dublin City Council's attempts to seize control
of waste and kill off competition.
"The IWMA also welcomes the comments by Mr Justice Liam
McKechnie, who recognised that his ruling impacts on the financial
viability of the proposed incinerator at Poolbeg. Today's
High Court rejection of Dublin City Council's plans is yet
another signal that the development of the Poolbeg incinerator
should be halted immediately.
"The IWMA strongly believes that building an incinerator
with a capacity of 600,000 tonnes per annum in Dublin is an
act of madness - and our view has, once again, been vindicated
today."
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