Vol. 407 No. 9
173 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment the arrangements his Department have made for the collection and disposal of toxic waste from firms where the local authority, in which the firms are sited, refuse to (1) allow its disposal on their dumps and (2) accept it for disposal.
The major local authorities concerned exercise statutory control over the disposal or movement of toxic and dangerous wastes in their areas. Responsibility for the proper disposal of such waste rests primarily with the producer or holder of the waste, and the local authority have no obligation to collect or accept it for disposal.
My Department grant assists the provision of facilities by local authorities for the co-disposal of municipal and suitable industrial wastes.
175 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Environment if he will outline the EC regulations controlling the disposal of toxic waste.
The principal EC provisions relating to control of toxic waste are Directive 78/319/EEC and Directive 84/631/EEC, as amended by Directive 86/279/EEC. These have been transposed into Irish law by, respectively, the European Communities (Toxic and Dangerous Waste) Regulations, 1982 (S.I. No. 33 of 1982), and the European Communities (Transfrontier Shipment of Hazardous Waste) Regulations, 1988 (S.I. No. 248 of 1988).
Specific controls on PCB and asbestos waste respectively are contained in Directive 76/403/EEC and Directive 87/217/EEC. These are transposed into Irish law by the European Communities (Waste) Regulations, 1984 (S.I. No. 108 of 1984) and the European Communities (Asbestos Waste) Regulations, 1990 (S.I. No. 30 of 1990).
