GREENSTAR WITHDRAW COURT APPEAL FOR WASTE LICENCE BREACHES

Date Published: 10-Jun-2009

Greenstar Recycling holdings have withdrawn their appeal to a 3,500 euro fine and criminal convictions for breaches to their waste licence at a Kilconnell dump.The company had planned to contest the verdict imposed by Judge Elizabeth McGrath last January which found Greenstar guilty of two breaches of the terms of the waste licence issued by the EPA in May 2008.The appeal which was due to be heard in a special sitting of the circuit court in Loughrea on July seventh, has now been withdrawn by the company.The Kilconnell, New Inn, Cappataggle anti-dump group has welcomed Greenstars decision to drop the appeal.