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Waste Legislation in Ireland (Ireland (Moving Waste Within Ireland (Waste…
Waste Legislation in Ireland
Ireland
Local Authorities
The Waste Management Regulations 1998
Duties on hazardous waste produces to keep records of all hazardous waste coming from the their premises
The records set out have to contain:
Quantity of the waste produced, where it came from
The transportation of the hazardous waste
Where the waste is being transported to
The amount and how often hazardous waste leaves the premises
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Waste management act 1996
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Improve performance in relation to prevention and recovery of waste
Defines Waste
Major pieces of Legislation in Ireland
The Package Directive 94/62/EC
The requirement to recycle a percentage of the package waste produced in Ireland
The End of life vehicle directive 2000/53/EC
Reuse and recycle up to 95% of the vehicle by weight bt 2015
Some substances deemed harzardous were banned from vehicles
Lead
Mercury
Cadmium
Hexavalent Chromium
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive
2002/96/EC
This was a restriction on the amount of hazardous materials in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Lead: <1000ppm
Mercury: <100ppm
2006/66/EC and 2013/56/EC introduced a ban on low level Mercury and Cadmium in batteries and accumulators
Cadmium: <100ppm
Hexavalent Chromium: <1000ppm
Polybrominated Biphenyls: <1000ppm
Polybrominated Diphenyl Esters: <1000ppm
Benzyl Butyl Phthalate: <1000ppm
Dibuthyl phthalate: <1000ppm
Disobuthyl phythalate: <1000ppm
Moving Waste Within Ireland
Waste transit forms obtain from Dublin City Council
Form accompanies hazardous waste while moving
Waste when being disposed/recycled is detailed and recorded
Approval to ship entails registration 2 days prior to shipment
Dept. of Communications, Climate Action & Environment
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An Garda Síochána
Operation Waste
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EU
Directives
EU Directive 2008/98 on waste
Legal Obligations on for planning, collection and movement of waste materials
Measures put in place to promote recycling with targets to achieve
From a waste to a secondary raw material
Authorization of waste facilities
"Producer pays principal" & "Extended Producer Responsibility"
Regulations
Eu Regulation-Council Regulation No 259/93
Control and Supervision of shipments containing hazardous waste in and out of Europe
The Transport of Hazardous Waste
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EPA reviews the National Hazardous Waste Management Plan
Monitor Activities at the Docks