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16/10/2007
Meath Incinerator Expansion Approved
Expansion plans for the incinerator at Duleek in Co Meath have been given the go-ahead by An Bord Pleanála.
Indaver Ireland had applied to increase the Carranstown plant by one-third of its current capacity, in order to enable it to take 200,000 tonnes of waste each year, rather than the current total of 150,000.
The decision means that the plant will increase in size by a quarter and the height of the chimney stack will increase from 40m to 65m.
The decision, which has 31 conditions, also means that the plant will be able to accept waste from other northeast counties such as Louth, Cavan and Monaghan and could mean that waste from Dublin could also be incinerated at the plant, under the EU's "proximity principle".
An Bord Pleanála is also considering plans for an incinerator in Poolbeg in Dublin, which would be able to deal with over 700,000 tonnes of waste.
(KMcA)
Indaver Ireland had applied to increase the Carranstown plant by one-third of its current capacity, in order to enable it to take 200,000 tonnes of waste each year, rather than the current total of 150,000.
The decision means that the plant will increase in size by a quarter and the height of the chimney stack will increase from 40m to 65m.
The decision, which has 31 conditions, also means that the plant will be able to accept waste from other northeast counties such as Louth, Cavan and Monaghan and could mean that waste from Dublin could also be incinerated at the plant, under the EU's "proximity principle".
An Bord Pleanála is also considering plans for an incinerator in Poolbeg in Dublin, which would be able to deal with over 700,000 tonnes of waste.
(KMcA)
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