Seanad debates
Wednesday, 5 November 2003
Waste Management: Statements (Resumed).
We have to place great emphasis on the need for recycling and re-use. I have no expertise in engineering or in the general area, but my biggest concern about incineration is that it removes the necessity for people to recycle. If one builds an incinerator, one has to have a certain stream of rubbish to keep it going. Incinerators will be built by private companies which will want to make a profit, as is their right. In order for that profit to be made, they will have to have to have a continuous supply of waste and that removes the incentive for people to recycle, re-use and cut down on waste. Nobody who supports incineration has explained this to me. It is a very serious problem that needs to be explained.
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