For the last 20 years CHASE has shown that the Ringaskiddy site is not a suitable location for a 240,000 tonne commercial waste incinerator. This has been backed up by the 3 Inspectors who presided over the 2003, 2009 and 2016 Bord Pleanala Oral Hearings, all of whom recommended refusing permission for the application. One of the fundamental problems with the site is the … [Read more...]
Indaver to push on with EPA licence application though High Court challenge outcome is not yet delivered
Indaver has advised CHASE by letter of plans to apply to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an industrial emissions licence for their Ringaskiddy incinerator in the coming weeks, even though a decision has not yet been delivered following the CHASE High Court challenge to planning which closed on Monday 27 May 2019. (letter below) Planning permission for … [Read more...]
End the charade of safety – 11 hospitalised in Poolbeg incinerator accident
An accident has occurred at the Covanta operated Poolbeg incinerator last night (Wed 7 June) which resulted in the hospitalisation of 11 construction workers. Reports indicate the cause of the incident was an uncontrolled cloud of lime released inside the flue gas treatment area, which breached a door seal and engulfed the workers, resulting in reports of breathing … [Read more...]
Ringaskiddy incinerator live plume plot launched
CHASE has launched a plume plotter for the proposed 240,000 tonne incinerator at Ringaskiddy Co Cork. Developed by plumeplotter.com it provides a real time map image modelling ground-level pollution from the incinerator plume, modelled using AERMOD taking incinerator specifications provided by Indaver in their EIS, current weather data from local weather stations, Ordnance … [Read more...]
Huge Explosion rocks Indaver flagship Belgian plant
60 firefighters rushed to control an explosion at Indaver's flagship Antwerp facility today (26 Feb 2016) in what was described by local fire services as a 'municipal disaster' as they shut down the nearby road tunnel and requested residents close doors and windows. The explosion, the cause of which is not yet clear, according to Indaver started in a road tanker. Indaver … [Read more...]
