A retired waste company boss has been jailed over "serious environmental offences" at a Kildare landfill site that resulted in a public clean-up bill of almost €61 million.
The 70-year-old former Neiphin Trading Limited director was sentenced to three years for each of three charges after waste at the Kerdiffstown, Naas facility reached 116 metres in height and contaminated the air and groundwater.Director of the EPA’s Office of Environmental Enforcement, Dr Tom Ryan, said: "Waste crime can cause harm to the environment and public health and have significant consequences for the taxpayer.
"It sends a powerful warning to companies and their directors – those engaging in criminal activity which puts the environment and public health at risk will be held to account."
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