Plans to develop two major new dumps in Co Donegal were announced by Donegal County Council yesterday. It proposes to build a £2 million dump at Corravaddy, near Letterkenny, and a slightly smaller one at Shannagh, near Laghey.
The council operates seven old landfill sites, but these could all be shut within five years. The fully-lined Corravaddy dump will handle about 30,000 tonnes of waste a year, while the Shannagh site will take half that figure.
A public consultation process has started, and the plans may be inspected at the Central Library, Letterkenny.
