Indavar Ireland, the Belgian company that is proposing to build a £75 million domestic and toxic waste incinerator at Ringaskiddy in Cork harbour, has given assurances that hazardous waste will not be imported for treatment at the facility, writes Dick Hogan.
The company, which has yet to lodge a formal planning application with Cork County Council, is consulting communities around the harbour area in an effort to win support.
Indavar's general manager, Mr John Ahern, said opponents of the plant had been suggesting that hazardous waste from abroad would be treated there. "This is absolutely without foundation," he said.
Indavar said it would take 1,500 incinerators of the type proposed for Ringaskiddy to match the dioxin emissions produced by home heating and cars in Ireland.
Up to seven incinerators will be needed as part of an integrated system to solve the national waste disposal problem, the company said.
Mr Ahern added that the plant emissions would be well below EU requirements.