Posts tagged ‘Waste’

: Europe’s waste controls

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Northern Ireland has received consent from the European Commission to relax its target for the amount of waste sent to landfill this year. Meadhbh Monahan examines how the Commission creates and implements waste legislation, and the changes being made to Landfill Directive targets. In a bid to avoid hefty waste fines, the target tonnage of biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) going to landfill in the region in 2010 has increased from 470,000 tonnes to 919,000 tonnes. The Landfill Directive (1999/31/EC) ruled that Northern Ireland had to reduce the amount of BMW sent to landfill to 75...[full story]

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: Clean Neighbourhoods Bill

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
“Low-level environmental crime” such as littering, dog fouling, graffiti, noise and unwanted behaviour in back alleys is targeted in the Clean Neighbourhoods Bill, which passed its second stage on 30 June. Street litter control notices could soon be issued to businesses – for example street vendors – to force them to clean up after themselves. Owners of land that is defaced with litter could also face litter clearing notices and anyone who fails to provide their name and address could receive a fine of up to £1,000, if the Bill is passed. The money spent by councils on fishing...[full story]

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: Clearing up waste law – the Waste Bill

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
The Assembly’s Waste Bill gives councils and the DoE equal powers to act against illegal dumpers and strengthens the law on contaminating land, including underground water. The Waste and Contaminated Land (Amendment) Bill is designed to strengthen the law on the subjects mentioned in its title and also bring about a “partnership approach” between the Department of the Environment and local government when tackling illegal waste. As the title indicates, the Bill amends also two existing laws, mostly the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 but also the Producer...[full story]

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