The Nature and Extent of Unauthorised Waste Activity in Ireland

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSIII

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS. IV

TABLE OF CONTENTS. V

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYVIII

1. INTRODUCTION 1

1.1. BACKGROUND 1

1.2. APPROACH AND QUALITY OF INFORMATION SUPPLIED. 1

1.3. LIMITATIONS ON PUBLISHING INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT 3

2. DEFINITIONS & CONTEXT SETTING. 4

2.1. SETTING THE CONTEXT. 4

2.2. HOUSEHOLD WASTE . 5

2.2.1. Quantities and Composition 6

2.2.2. Household Waste Collection 6

2.2.3. Provision of Waste Management Infrastructure. 6

2.2.4. Summary . 7

2.3. COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL WASTE 7

2.3.1. Quantities and Composition 8

2.3.2. Commercial and Industrial Waste Collection. 11

2.3.3. Provision of Waste Management Infrastructure. 11

2.3.4. Summary . 11

2.4. CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION WASTE 11

2.4.1. Quantities and Composition 12

2.4.2. Construction and Demolition Waste Collection . 12

2.4.3. Provision of Waste Management Infrastructure. 12

2.4.4. Summary . 12

2.5. HAZARDOUS WASTE. 13

2.5.1. Quantities and Composition 13

2.5.2. Hazardous Waste Collection 14

2.5.3. Provision of Waste Management Infrastructure. 14

2.5.4. Summary . 15

3. DEVELOPMENT OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN IRELAND . 16

3.1. ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE . 16

3.1.1. Household Waste. 16

3.1.2. Commercial and Industrial Waste 16

3.1.3. Construction and Demolition Waste 17

3.1.4. Hazardous Waste. 17

3.2. WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE PROVISION . 17

3.2.1. Household Waste. 17

3.2.2. Commercial and Industrial Waste 18

3.2.3. Construction and Demolition Waste 18

3.2.4. Hazardous Waste. 19

3.3. USER CHARGES, LANDFILL ACCESS & QUOTAS. 19

3.3.1. Household Waste. 19

3.3.2. Commercial and Industrial Waste 20

3.3.3. Construction and Demolition Waste 20

3.3.4. Hazardous Waste. 20

3.4. WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS. 21

3.5. WASTE LICENSING, WASTE PERMITTING &PUBLIC OPPOSITION 21

3.5.1. Household Waste. 21

3.5.2. Commercial and Industrial Waste 22

3.5.3. Construction and Demolition Waste 22

3.5.4. Hazardous Waste. 22

4. DRIVERS FOR THE “UNAUTHORISED WASTE” PROBLEM 23

4.1. HOUSEHOLD WASTE . 23

4.1.1. Pre-1996 Waste Disposal Infrastructure 23

4.1.2. New Landfill Infrastructure . 24

4.1.3. Waste Plans. 25

4.1.4. Further Pressures on the Existing Landfill Infrastructure 25

4.1.5. Household Waste Collection Charges and Landfill Gate Fees . 26

4.1.6. Waste Recovery Infrastructure. 26

4.1.7. Summary of the Problem 27

4.2. COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL WASTE 28

4.2.1. Landfill Provision and Access 28

4.2.2. Waste Recovery Infrastructure. 29

4.3. CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION WASTE 30

4.3.1. Infrastructure Provision 30

4.3.2. Summary of the Problem 31

4.4. HAZARDOUS WASTE. 31

4.4.1. Infrastructure Provision 31

4.4.2. Waste Collection Infrastructure. 31

4.4.3. Summary of the Problem 31

5. OPPORTUNITIES FOR MISMANAGING WASTE 33

5.1. HOUSEHOLD WASTE . 33

5.2. COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL WASTE 35

5.3. CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION WASTE 35

6. NATURE AND EXTENT OF UNAUTHORISED WASTE ACTIVITY. 38

6.1. UNCOLLECTED HOUSEHOLD WASTE 38

6.2. WASTE TO NORTHERN IRELAND . 39

6.3. BACKYARD BURNING . 39

6.4. FLY-TIPPING. 41

6.5. UNAUTHORISED COLLECTION & MOVEMENT 42

6.6. UNAUTHORISED EXPORT OFWASTE . 44

6.6.1. Household Waste. 44

6.6.2. Commercial and Industrial Waste 47

6.7. UNAUTHORISED WASTE TRANSFER & MATERIAL PROCESSING 47

6.8. UNAUTHORISED LANDFILLING 48

7. ACTION PLAN 51

8. REFERENCES. 62