Preventing waste is a top priority of waste policy in the European Union with potential economic and environmental benefits. A new European Environment Agency (EEA) report reviews the state of play in the EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The EEA report ‘Waste prevention in Europe’ shows that by the end of 2013, 18 … Read more
When it comes to sustainability, owner of the Cadbury brand, Mondelez International, puts a particular emphasis in Ireland on raw material sourcing and manufacturing processes that reduce environmental impact and use resources efficiently. In becoming a verified member of Bord Bia’s Origin Green programme, the company set a goal for its Coolock, Co Dublin site, … Read more
Hazardous waste should not be stored on farms and in many cases the presence of this waste on farms is illegal and may leave a farmer open to prosecution. Because of this, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in association with Teagasc, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Local Authorities will operate ten bring … Read more
Mandatory Service Levels and Customer Charter for Waste Collectors to be introduced next year Minister Warns Waste Collectors they are in “Last chance Saloon” with new reforms Speaking at the Environment Ireland Conference, Croke Park, Thursday, Sept 11th, 2014, Minister Kelly said, “I am an advocate of competition for the market and I make no … Read more
Enva is pleased to announce the integration of fellow DCC plc subsidiary Clearpower into its environmental services portfolio. This compliments and broadens the Enva offering to include a closed loop resource recovery service for the collection and processing of waste organic materials to produce valuable fertiliser and biofuel. Clearpower has been a leader in the … Read more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a revision of the National Hazardous Waste Management Plan to cover the years 2014 to 2020. This third Plan is a revision of the second Plan and will cover a period of six years from the date of publication (2014 – 2020). The objectives of the revised Plan … Read more
RPS has recently been appointed by the local authorities of Ireland to assist and support them in the preparation of Regional Waste Management Plans for three regions covering all of the Republic of Ireland. The appointment also includes for the completion of Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessments for each of the plans. These plans … Read more
In the EU28, 492 kg of municipal waste was generated per person in 2012, while 480 kg of municipal waste was treated per person. This municipal waste was treated in different ways3: 34% was landfilled, 24% incinerated, 27% recycled and 15% composted. For the EU4 there has been a significant increase in the share of … Read more
Ireland’s National Waste Prevention Plan has been operating successfully since 2004 and over that period has established itself as an effective national programme providing leadership on waste prevention for business, individuals and the public sector. Annual reports from the programme are available to download here. Over the years, the programme has been revised to reflect … Read more
EU states would have to reduce the consumption of most common and polluting plastic bags by 80% by 2019, under draft rules backed by the Environment Committee on Monday. To this end, MEPs recommend using economic instruments such as taxes and levies, marketing restrictions or bans. Plastic carrier bag litter is a major environmental concern, … Read more