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Greenstar to Take Dublin's Local Authorities to High Court
High Court date set for 29th May
Greenstar, Ireland's largest waste management company, has today (24th April 2008) confirmed it has issued formal court proceedings against Dublin's four local authorities for their decision to vary Dublin's waste management regulations in a way that effectively rules out fair competition and customer choice in the domestic waste collection sector.
Greenstar was granted permission to seek the judicial review of the new waste plan by the High Court on 21st April on a number of grounds including that the local authorities had failed to give adequate reasons for their decisions to vary the waste rules and that their action breached Greenstar's right to earn a livelihood.
In an a sworn affidavit, Jerry Dempsey, a Director of Greenstar, states that the local authorities' proposed changes appeared to be "a direct attack" on Greenstar's operations in the household waste collection market in the Dublin region and that there was "no factual basis" to the legal, economic or environmental arguments put forward by the local authorities.
Mr. Dempsey further contended that there is no evidence to suggest that the presence in the Dublin region of private waste collectors collecting household waste had caused any of the adverse environmental impacts alleged by the local authorities. It is also contended that private sector involvement has resulted in a profoundly positive impact on household waste collection in terms of increased level of service and cheaper costs to householders.
The matter will return to the High Court on 29th May.
For further information, please contact:
Carol-Anne Hernon, Marketing Executive.
Tel: +353-1-2947962
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