The site on Athlone's University Road is closed due to a direction from the HSA.
A Midlands waste facility may not have a temporary closure lifted in time for Christmas.
Barna Waste Facility on Athlone's University Road has been closed for around seven weeks ,following a direction issued by the Health and Safety Authority.
Further approval is preventing the site from reopening, with the local authority examining alternative options for removal of personal and commercial waste.
Athlone Councillor Aengus O'Rourke says illegal dumping has to be kept to a minimum:
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