OPERATOR OF GALWAY DUMP GETS WARNING ABOUT MEATH FACILITY

Date Published: 27-Dec-2007

Greenstar, the operator of Galway's county dump in New Inn, is facing prosecution for not operating a dump properly in MeathThe Environmental Protection Agency wrote to Greenstar last month warning that it's failure to report a serious incident at the facility in Knockharley could result in legal actionThe incident in question involved not reporting that a gas flare had stopped working Greenstar has received several warnings in the last two years about the Meath facility not being compliant with the terms of its EPA licenceResidents say it has caused odour and noise problems since it opened three years agoHowever Greenstar says the Knockharley facility is the most compliant waste facility in the county