National Waste Database - Report 2001

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Ireland Environmental Protection Agency

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS iii

LIST OF TABLES iv

LIST OF FIGURES v

FOREWORD vii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix

1. INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Objectives 1

1.2 Structure of the report 1

1.3 Scope of the report 2

1.3.1 Definition of waste 2

1.3.2 Generation of waste 2

1.3.3 Recovery and disposal of waste 2

1.3.4 Waste streams 2

2. WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY AND LEGISLATION 3

2.1 European Union policy and legislation 3

2.2 Irish policy and legislation 5

3. METHODOLOGY 9

3.1 Introduction 9

3.2 Sources of information 9

3.2.1 Surveys 9

3.2.2 Other sources of information 9

3.3 Municipal waste 10

3.3.1 Household waste 10

3.3.2 Commercial waste (non-household municipal waste) 10

3.4 Industrial waste 11

3.4.1 Extrapolation or scale-up methodology 11

3.5 Hazardous waste 11

3.6 Recovery and disposal of waste 12

3.7 Export and import of waste 12

4. WASTE FLOWS IN IRELAND 13

4.1 Total waste generation 13

4.2 Municipal waste 14

4.2.1 Generation and composition 14

4.2.2 Recovery and disposal 18

4.3 Industrial waste 21

4.4 Hazardous waste 28

4.5 Waste export and import 32

4.5.1 Notified exports and imports of waste 32

4.5.2 Non-notified exports and imports of waste 34

4.6 Biodegradable municipal waste 35

4.7 Agricultural waste 36

4.8 Construction and demolition waste 37

4.9 Healthcare waste 39

4.10 Packaging waste 41

4.11 Polychlorinated biphenyls 45

4.12 Scrap metal and end-of-life vehicles 45

4.13 Scrap tyres 48

4.14 Waste batteries 49

4.15 Waste electrical and electronic equipment 50

4.16 Waste oils and oily sludges 52

4.17 Sludges - sewage, drinking water and industrial 52

5. WASTE MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE 55

5.1 Introduction 55

5.2 Regulation of waste management activities 55

5.2.1 Waste permits 56

5.2.2 Waste licences 56

5.3 Waste collection, movement and transfer 61

5.4 Waste disposal and recovery 65

5.4.1 Landfill 65

5.4.2 Incineration 67

5.4.3 Composting 67

5.4.4 Recovery of non-hazardous waste 68

5.4.5 Recovery and disposal of hazardous waste 69

6. INDICATORS AND TRENDS 71

6.1 Indicators 71

6.2 Trends 74

6.2.1 Comparison with economic factors 74

6.2.2 Municipal waste 75

6.2.3 Municipal waste projections 77

6.2.4 Industrial waste 79

6.2.5 Hazardous waste 80

6.2.6 Packaging waste 81

7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 83

7.1 Conclusions 83

7.2 Recommendations 86

APPENDIX A: LIST OF FACTSHEETS 88

APPENDIX B: INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS 89

APPENDIX C: WASTE LANDFILLS AND COLLECTION 92