About the Book
Table of Contents:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, III; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, IV; TABLE OF CONTENTS, V; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, VIII; 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 Of Waste, 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.