Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 April 2025
243. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the roll-out of brown bins by waste management companies will be mandatory for households in rural areas, in line with the waste action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16638/25]
View answerThe European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-waste) Regulations 2023, which came into force on the 1 January 2024, oblige waste collectors to provide a bio-waste (brown) bin to all their customers regardless of where in the country they live. Enforcement of the regulations is a matter for the relevant local authority.
The expansion of the brown bin is being supported by a comprehensive education and awareness campaign to advise households of their entitlement to this service while also offering advice on how to properly segregate their food and other organic waste, further information is available on MyWaste.ie.
Effective enforcement of the household and commercial waste sectors to encourage increased segregation and recycling of municipal waste has been identified as one of the principal objectives of the National Waste Enforcement Priorities for the period 2025 to 2027. In this regard, I am advised that local authority waste enforcement efforts will continue to be targeted towards ensuring that waste collectors are providing the service as required.
