This the likely outcome of Environment Minister John Gormley's new waste plans - according to Europe's incineration lobby.
The Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants has branded the international review, which will form the framework for waste policy here, as 'flawed, anti-competitive and out-of-sync with best practice'.
CEWEP Vice-President Jackie Keaney claimed this review would 'drag Ireland backwards' because many of its recommendations were 'Alice in Wonderland stuff'.
She asserted the review took no account of national and EU competition law.
Significant changes are likely to be made in the way waste is collected, treated and regulated in Ireland.
Among measures suggested in an international review is a tripling of the price of placing a tonne of rubbish in a landfill.
It is also recommending a significant levy be introduced for waste going for incineration.
Next year, EU law will set limits on the amount of biodegradable waste that can be accepted at landfills and Ireland is not well prepared.
This international review, in preparation for more than a year, is significant because it will form the basis for the Irish Government's policy response.
If adopted, the review will lead to landfill levies tripling and a new charge for the incinerators under construction and in planning.
Restrictions would also be placed on how any local authority can control both waste and the market for which it has responsibility.
