Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 January 2024
134. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail his Department’s plans to provide brown bins to every home in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3163/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraI signed the European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste)(Amendment) Regulations, S.I. No. 679/2023 in December 2023. These regulations introduced a requirement on all authorised household waste collectors to provide their customers with a brown bin collection service from 1st January this year, irrespective of whether those customers are based in an urban or rural area.
I understand that waste collectors are endeavouring to provide all their customers with the required brown bin collection service in as short a timeframe as possible but it may take a number of weeks before all households receive their brown bin.
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, please see MyWaste.ie for further information.
Household and commercial waste is one of the National Waste Enforcement Priorities for 2024 therefore local authority waste enforcement efforts will be targeted towards ensuring that waste collectors are providing the service as required.
