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Recycling for the Future – The Dublin Waste Management Plan 2005 -2010 Mary O’Reilly RPS Consulting Engineers Background • • • • Dublin Waste Strategy (1997) assessed options and chose a scenario with maximum recycling and thermal treatment, to reduce landfill reliance 59% Recycling Recycling Targets set for the region in 1998 Statutory Waste Management Plan in place in 1999/2001 Review of Plan began in October 2004 25% 25% Energy Energy Recovery Recovery 16% Residual 16% Landfill Residual Landfill Waste Generation 800000 700000 Household Commercial/Industrial 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 100000 0 1997 2003 Overall Municipal Recycling Rate 1200000 1000000 Municipal Recycling Rate 26% 800000 Recycled 600000 Generated 400000 7% 200000 0 1997 2003 Household Recycling (tonnes) 80000 70000 60000 50000 Recycling Centres & Green Compost Kerbside 40000 30000 Bring Banks 20000 10000 0 1997 2003 Prevention/ Minimisation/ Awareness • Dedication of Resources – Environmental Awareness Officers • Delivering message to schools, community and business • • Use-related Charging Home Composting Community Sector Projects • Partnership Approach has established a number of sustainable schemes • Combining training, employment, and waste reuse/ recycling Replacement Waste Management Plan 2005 —2010 59% Recycling 25% Energy Recovery 16% Residual Landfill Draft Replacent Plan - Overarching Policy • Further emphasis on Prevention/ Minimisation – local authorities to lead campaign • Establishing integrated network or reuse, recycling and energy recovery facilities to minimise landfill dependance • • • Region to establish facilities to meet its needs Implement Polluter Pays Principle Respond to Public and Stakeholder input Policy for Prevention/ Minimisation Producer Responsibility Objectives • Through EU Directives and Irish Regulations, progress forthcoming on Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipement (2005), and later Scrap Cars, Tyres. • Full cost recovery from packaging (Repak) and a fresh approach to product design, recyclability • Draft Plan calls for more schemes for other materials Commercial / Industrial Recycling • New practices introduced as costs escalated • New services offered by private collection companies and Local Authorities • Improvement in packaging recycling • 34% of Commercial & Industrial Waste is recycled Policy for Household Recycling Biodegradable Waste • • • Key objective to increase the regional recycling rate Introduction of ‘Brown Bin’ for households – To collect Vegetable, Fruit and Garden waste Two Central plants for biological treatment required: – Composting Facility at Ballyogan Recycling Park – Second biological facility at Kilshane in Fingal Policy for Energy Recovery • • • • • • Develop a Waste to Energy plant at Poolbeg with a capacity of 400,000 – 600,000 tpa Facility will generate electricity Possibility of District Heating Network is under investigation Appointment of Service Provider in 2005 Planning and Licensing phases to follow Target date for operation: 2009/2010 Implementing the Plan • Consultaion with wide range of stakeholders • Regional co-ordination by means of Waste Steering Group • Annual Report to combine regional data on a regular basis and • Annual Forum to enable ongoing review and input: Input from – NGOs & Community Groups – Waste Industry – Industry/ producers – Other stakeholders