GREENSTAR CONFIRMS POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF KILCONNELL DUMP

Date Published: 30-Jul-2012

A Greenstar official has confirmed that the company is considering closing its landfill in Kilconnell near Ballinasloe due to market pressures.

Geoff Bailey, Managing Director of Waste Processing at Greenstar says while the closure has not been confirmed it is a possibily due to an increase in landfill tax and the availability of cheap incineration in Europe.

This follows the publication of a report last week by NTR plc which stated that its subsidary Greenstar will close its nationwide landfills over the next three years unless prices improve.

The Galway landfill site is in Kilconnell Ballinasloe, and was a source of major controversy and objection when it was established in 2005 to serve the Connacht region.

It now employs around 15 people but the company has made assurances that there will be no jobs losses in the immediate future.

Mr Bailey says that should the Kilconnell dump closure go ahead services will be impacted but there will be work for existing employees for the coming years.