Fingal council gets order stopping waste at recycling facility

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Fingal County Council secured a temporary High Court order on 3 May 2023 preventing a plastic recycling facility from accepting more waste.

The order concerned the facility at Rosemount Business Park on Ballycoolin Road, Dublin 11, where the council said excess stored waste could cause pollution or pose a fire hazard. The injunction was granted ex parte against Cloughwater Plastics Ireland Limited, trading as Van Werven Ireland, and Shane Woods and Ton Van Der Giessen, whom the report described as alleged company directors.

The judge adjourned the matter to a later date that month and allowed the respondents to apply to have the order lifted or varied after notifying the council’s lawyers. The council alleged breaches of permit conditions, including failures concerning waste volumes and required site information.