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Waste Regulations

Waste Regulations

Clinical Waste Management Regulations set strict controls on organisations that handle and store clinical waste

The majority of dangerous goods transported by IMS are classified as Hazardous Waste.

IMS must therefore comply with the following regulations:

  • Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 821 of 2007) as amended by the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I No. 86 of 2008).

These Regulations provide for the granting of waste permits by local authorities in respect of specified waste recovery and disposal activities.

  • The Waste Management ( Licensing) Regulations 2000, S.I. 185 of 2000

Provides for the licensing by the EPA of waste recovery and disposal activities in facilities accepting waste

  • Waste Management (Licensing) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 395 of 2004)

These Regulations provide for the continued operation of the system of licensing by the Environmental Protection Agency of waste recovery and disposal activities under Part V of the Waste Management Act, 1996.  The Regulations set out procedures for the making of waste licence applications, reviews of licences and consideration by the Agency of objections, including the holding of oral hearings

  • The Waste Management ( Hazardous Waste) Regulations 1998, S.I. No. 163 of 1998

These Regulations update and replace a number of previous Regulations, and implement provisions of several EU directives relating to asbestos waste, batteries and accumulators, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), waste oils and hazardous wastes generally.

  • S.I. No. 147 of 1998 – Waste Management (Movement of Hazardous Waste) Regulations, 1998

These regulations provide for a system of consignment notes (C1 forms) in respect of the movement of hazardous waste within Ireland and transpose certain related EU requirements into Irish legislation. Non compliance of these regulations is an offence under section 36(3) of the waste management act, 1996

  • The Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 820 of 2007), as amended by the Waste Management (Collection Permit) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I 87 of 2008).

Under the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations, 2007, those involved in waste collection activities must hold a waste collection permit.

  • Article 21 of the waste Management (Hazardous Waste) regulations, 1998 (S.I No. 163 of 1998).

Producers of waste must keep records for a period of 5 years.

  • Waste Management (Register) Regulations, 1997 (S.I. No. 183 of 1997)

These Regulations prescribe information to be entered in public registers to be maintained by local authorities and the EPA.  Collectors of waste must complete annual registers/ reports detailing all wastes collected by them over a twelve month period to the EPA.

  • The Waste Management (Shipments of Waste) Regulations 2007, (S.I. 419 of 2007)

Dublin City Council is designated as the National Competent Authority for the export, import and transit of waste shipments under the Waste Management (Shipments of Waste) Regulations, 2007.  All transfrontier shipments of waste originating in any local authority area in the State that are subject to the prior written notification procedures must be notified to and through Dublin City Council at the National TFS Office established to implement and enforce the Regulations. 

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