Sidelining politicians and communities in siting landfill facilities Available to Purchase

Within the Irish system, there is a developing body of opinion that the solution to finding suitable landfill sites around the country lies in bringing the responsibility for siting waste management installations back to central government. This paper proposes a restructuring of the local government system, with each authority having at a senior position an elected full-time salaried chairman with executive powers, to ensure a balanced input from all involved decision groupings, be they politicians, technical experts or members of the local community.