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Waste Legislation (WEEE directive 2002/96/EC (Subsidiaries: (Batteries and…
Waste Legislation
WEEE directive 2002/96/EC
Instructions and means of collection
Segregation and recycling
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Subsidiaries:
Restrictions on Hazardous Waste 2002/95/EC
Batteries and accumulators
2006/66/EC
Ban on cadmium and low level mercury
2013/56/EC
EU/Directive 2008/98/EC
Set new EU objectives to be reached by 2020
Authorised waste facilities
Measure to reduce production of waste
Encourage recycling
Aim to turn as much waste as possible into
Secondary Raw Material
Introduced the "polluter pays principle" and "extended producer responsibility"
"extended producer responsibility"
If you manufacture hazardous waste you are responsible
"polluter pays principle"
Responsibility for waste is of person who made the waste
Hazardous waste (H.W.)
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Waste Management Act 1996
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Schedule 1 and 2 defined hazardous waste
Transport
EU Regulation No 259/93
Enacted by S.I. 149/1998 Waste Management (H.W.) Regulations 1998
Supervision and control of waste shipments
Transport within Ireland
Europoean Communities (Shipments of H.W. exclusively in Ireland) Regulations 2011 S.I. No. 126/2011
Forms obtained from Dublin City Council
Shipments outside of Ireland
Waste Shipment Regulations (EC) No. 1013/2006
Waste Management (H.W.) Regulations 1998
Updated 1996 act on:
Waste Oils
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Batteries
Asbestos
General Hazardous Waste
End of Life Vehicle (ELV) directive 2000/53/EC
Recycling of Cars
Reuse and recycle target weight by 2015
Banned these toxic heavy metals from vehicles and others
Lead
Mercury
Cadmium
Hexavalent chromium
Waste Management Act 1996
Restructuring of local authority, EPA and ministers
Local authority oversees commercial waste collection
Ensures adequate waste collection and recovery in their area
Set up licensing for waste management
Waste registration certificate
Waste (IPPC)
Waste facility permit
Managed the termination and operation of landfill sites
Developed national waste database
EPA created the national hazardous waste management plan
Noticeable improvement in waste recovery and prevention
Successfully reached EU goal set out
First waste legislation in Ireland
Packaging Directives 94/62/EC
Packaging Directives Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 798/2007)
Major Producer
Puts 10 tonnes of packaging waste on the Irish market.
Must have licence
Must become a member of REPAK
Small producers
Don't require a licence
All commerial and industrial activites
Manage own waste