Damien English
Ceist:111 Mr. English asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of household recycling broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9505/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 8 March 2006
Ceisteanna (116)
Freagraí scríofa
The detailed information sought is not available in my Department. National waste statistics for all waste streams are published at three-yearly intervals by the Environmental Protection Agency with the most recent national waste report being in respect of 2004. Between 2001 and 2004, two interim database reports have been published to provide data on municipal waste, specifically household and commercial waste, for the years 2002 and 2003 respectively. While the database reports do not provide recycling rates for individual local authorities, an overall recycling figure for Ireland is provided for in respect of a number of waste streams.
The recent National Waste Report 2004 shows that 33.6% of municipal or household and commercial waste generated in that year was recovered. This continues a very positive trend, with equivalent rates 28.4% for 2003, 20.7% for 2002 and only 9% in 1998, and shows that we have almost reached the 35% national recycling target set for 2013. The national recovery rate for the household component of municipal waste in 2004 was 19.5%. This represents an improvement over the 13.1% household waste recovery reported for 2003, and the 9.3% achieved in 2002, and demonstrates further progress towards the achievement of the 50% household waste landfill diversion rate by 2013. For the third consecutive year, the reported quantity of household waste sent to landfill has decreased, indicating that the trend is moving in the right direction.
The local government management services board published its Service Indicators in Local Authorities 2004 in July 2005. A copy of the 2004 services indicators may be obtained from the Oireachtas Library. The report provides information on services provided to the public by local authorities such as kerbside collections and bring facilities.
Question No. 112 answered with QuestionNo. 32.