Jobs from waste going up in smoke

Although Ireland now has progressive waste disposal policies, the economy is missing a trick with the continued export of rubbish

Poolbeg, where a waste- to-energy facility is being built Picture: Maxwells

Prior to 1996, there was no modern waste management legislation, no national waste policy and no regulation. The Waste Management Act 1996 was quickly followed in 1998 by our first national ...