Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022
124. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when recycling waste is collected from households; the way that it is processed; if he is satisfied that full transparency exists in the monitoring and tracing of recycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43882/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraWaste collectors operate under waste collection permits issued through local authorities. Conditions attached to these permits require separately collected recyclable waste to be collected at least once per fortnight and to be then delivered to suitable treatment facilities. Permit conditions are enforced by local authorities.
Waste treatment facilities operate either under a waste facility permit from a local authority or a waste licence from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who each enforce the relevant provisions.
Dublin City Council is designated as the National Competent Authority for the export, import and transit of waste shipments under S.I. No. 419 of 2007 Waste Management (Shipments of Waste) Regulations, 2007. These Regulations give effect to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1013/2006 on trans-frontier shipments of waste, which sets out notification procedures, specifies waste listings and strengthens enforcement provisions in relation to waste movements within, into and out of the European Union. Provisions of the Waste Shipment Regulation require that all exports of waste from the European Union destined for disposal shall be prohibited. The enforcement and monitoring of shipments of waste to and from Ireland is maintained by the National Trans-frontier Shipments Office (NTFSO) within Dublin City Council, which monitors and enforces the statutory requirements and maintains statistics and information on shipments of waste to and from Ireland.
