THE country's largest private waste collector claimed yesterday that a decision by Bord Pleanála to turn down its plans for a controversial €20 million superdump would only compound the waste crisis facing the Munster region.

COMPULSORY eco friendly light bulbs could end up poisoning Ireland's lakes and rivers when they are dumped, experts have warned.

Bord Pleanala will begin an oral hearing in Clonmel tomorrow on a project which crystallises the national debate on how to dispose of or recycle waste.

A business consortium, Green Organics Energy Ltd (GOE), wants to build a facility for the "environmentally sustainable treatment" of waste, including animal by-products generated by the Irish meatprocessing industry.

Dublin City Council says it has successfully concluded negotiations with its private sector partner for the construction of the controversial Poolbeg incinerator.

Environment minister John Gormley has been told that incineration is vital to Ireland meeting its waste management targets.

A number of Ireland's leading recycling companies are dumping significant amounts of waste from some of their facilities into landfill sites.

JUST one in 20 households in Carlow and Mayo are recycling their rubbish, as new figures show a massive disparity in recycling rates across the country.