1. Waste Management
Tipperary Green Business
29 September 2016

2. Who we are and what we do
‣ Water | Waste | Wastewater
‣ Environmental Management
‣ Technology
‣ Treatment
‣ Licences & Permits

3. ‣ Why, What, Where, When, Who & How
‣ Legislation
‣ Legislation deciphered
‣ Obligations/duties/responsibilities/opportunities
‣ Examples
‣ Q&A throughout
Waste Management

4. ‣ Its the law
‣ Public Perception
‣ Benefits to your business
Why
“Waste is a Resource in the Wrong Place”

5. ‣ Legal definition of waste: Something which a
holder discards, intends to discard or is required to
discard.
‣ Wide scope under Waste Management Act
‣ Disposal, Recovery, Recycling, Reuse
What

6. ‣ Your Premises
‣ How it gets there/leaves there
Where
‣ Where it goes
‣ All the steps along the way
“Cradle to Grave”

7. ‣ 24 hours/day
‣ 7 Days Per week
‣ 365 Days a year
‣ 366 on a leap year
When

8. ‣ YOU!!!!
The responsibility is yours “Cradle to Grave”
‣ Waste Contractors
‣ Waste Facilities
‣ Regulators
‣ Your Suppliers & Customers
Who

9. How
"3 Rs" reduce, reuse and recycle
Remember this for later

10. Legislation - The Summary
‣ Waste Management Act
‣ WEEE Regulation
‣ Packaging Regulation
‣ Water Pollution Act
‣ Industrial Emissions Regulation

11. Legislation - A longer Summary
The European Communities (Waste)
Regulations, 1984 & many iterations
thereafter
Waste Management (Registration of
Brokers and Dealers) Regulations 2008
Waste Management (Management of
Waste From the Extractive Industries)
Regulations 2009
Dumping At Sea Act, 1981
(Commencement) Order, 1981
Waste Management (Prohibition of
Waste Disposal by Burning) - Various
Waste Management (Certification of
Historic Unlicenced Waste Disposal
and Recovery Activity) Regulations
2008
European Union (Waste Incineration
Plants and Waste Co-Incineration
Plants) Regulations 2013.
Local Government (Water Pollution)
Acts 1977 -1997
Waste Management (Packaging)
Regulations - Various
Financial Emergency Measures In the
Public Interest (Farm Waste
Management Scheme) Order 2009
European Union (Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment) Regulations -
Various
European Communities (Safety
Advisers For The Transport Of
Dangerous Goods By Road And Rail)
Regulations, 2001
Waste Management (Landfill Levy)
Regulations - Various
European Union (Household Food
Waste and Bio-waste) Regulations -
Various
Waste Management (Environment
Levy) (Plastic Bags) Regulations -
Various
European Communities (Incineration
Of Waste) Regulations, 2003
Waste Management (Food Waste)
Regulations - Various
Waste Management (Restriction of
Certain Hazardous Substances in
Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
Regulations - Various
European Union (Batteries and
Accumulators) (Amendment)
Regulations - Various
European Communities (Port
Reception Facilities for Ship-Generated
Waste and Cargo Residues)
Regulations 2003
Waste Management (Collection Permit)
Regulations - Various
Waste Management (Tyres and Waste
Tyres) Regulations 2007
Waste Management (Shipments Of
Waste) Regulations 2007
Water Service Act 2007
European Union (End of Life Vehicles)
Regulations - Various
Disposal of Carcases (Prohibition)
Regulations 2015.
European Communities (Port
Reception Facilities For Ship-generated
Waste and Cargo Residues)
(Amendment) Regulations 2009
Waste Management (Farm Plastics)
Regulations, 2001
Waste Management (Registration of
Sewage Sludge Facility) Regulations
2010.
European Union (Household Food
Waste and Bio-waste) Regulations
2013.
European Communities (Shipments of
Hazardous Waste exclusively within
Ireland) Regulations 2011
Litter Pollution Regulations, 1999.

12. Legislation - The Real Summary
‣ Receive waste: Licence, WFP or COR
‣ Disposal of waste to Licensed facilities (Licence, WFP or COR)
Not all facilities can receive all wastes - EWC/LoW codes & R/D Codes
‣ Collection of Waste: Suitably licensed waste contractor
Not all WCPs are the same - EWC/LoW Codes, Local/Regional Permits
‣ Sewage > 5 m3/day or Trade effluent: Discharge licence
Local Authority/Irish Water
‣ Specific commercial/industrial categories
EPA IED or Waste Licence

13. Opportunities - Remember Me??
Value Gained
(or saved)
Value Lost
(or gained by others)

14. How
Define, Measure, Analyse, Implement, Control
‣ What are costs
Disposal, Documentation, Time, Regulation
‣ What are your wastes
‣ Where do they arise
‣ Are they avoidable
Suppliers, Production Processes, Logistics, Packaging
‣ Is there a value (to anyone)
‣ Who is gaining the value
Rebates from waste contractors
‣ PREVENT!! Segregate, Recover, Reuse, Exchange

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16. How
‣ Staff Engagement
Waste Champion, Green Team, Incentivise Workforce
Tell what is working and how it is being measured
Success Breeds Success
‣ Training of staff
new and existing
‣ Signage
collection & storage points
‣ Keep it Tidy
‣ Re-use systems
Introduce & Monitor them
‣ Learn & compare
‣ Reviews cost & effectiveness
Engage with your Waste Contractor
Justification from Suppliers
Review RoI

17. Segregation is the Key
‣ Waste streaming : Reduce waste & Control costs
eg. Separate all clean paper/cardboard and plastic types
‣ Clearly marked bins
Paper/Cardboard, Plastics & General Waste
‣ Bins near where waste is produced
‣ Bins near where people are working.
‣ Bins at entrances to the building,
‣ Clear plastic bags to collect waste
‣ Colour Codes
GREEN = Paper / Cardboard
BLUE = Plastics
BROWN = Food waste for composting
BLACK = General mixed waste

18. Top 10 Tips : Managing your wastes
1. Understand the legal implications of the waste produced in your organisation by identifying
the specific legislation that affects you.
2. Look at your general environmental issues – what role does waste play in these?
3. Quantify and identify your waste - Waste Audit
Why What Where When Who & How (much does it cost)
Waste Hierarchy
4. Waste management champion or team to drive things forward.
5. Action plan for reducing your wastes
6. Senior management commitment for the action plan.
7. Identify the possible disposal options where you cannot reduce or recycle.
8. Select your waste carriers carefully & make sure your Duty of Care responsibilities are met.
9. Monitor and review your achievements.
10. Communicate your successes to all stakeholders.
Staff, senior managers, suppliers, investors

19. How
‣ Regularly update staff on the difference their actions are making

20. ‣ 30 Year Established Business, 45 employees
‣ New Process: Licence & Treatment Facility Required
‣ Modification to Washing Mechanism
(Proof of concept to full implementation)
‣ >90% savings on Water achieved
‣ Cap. Ex. Saving €100,000
‣ Operational Cost Annual Saving €25,000
Examples
Precision Engineering

21. Medical Devices Industry
Post Industrial Plastics
Waste Management
Company
Granulated/Pelletised
Plastics Extrusion
Plastic Trays
High Tech/Value
Plastic Vials
Plastics
Manufacturing Company
Waste Management
Company
Medical Device
Company
€500/tonne

22. Manufacturing Company
Inventory & Redundant Stock Review
Waste Management
Company
New Product Development
Sale Price €20/25 kg
Disposal Costs
€600/tonne
Disposal
Inventory & Redundant
Stock
30 - 40 Tonnes per
annum
€18,000
Cost Per annum
€32,000
Sales Year 1

23. Small is Good Too
Packaging Material
Waste Management
CompanyExchange for Reuse as
Uncontaminated Packaging Material
Additional Handling
No Rebate
Recycling
Bulk Material
Hard to Handle
Cost
€100s/Year
Ceramics
Potato Storage
Refuse Bins
Design Material
Savings
€100s/Year

24. ‣ Glass - Reuse Applications
‣ C&D waste - Recycled as Aggregates
‣ Hard Plastics - Recovery & Reuse
‣ Plastic Packaging - RDF/SRF ………..
‣ Tyres - Watch this space
‣ Wood Product - Reprocessing/Reuse
‣ Textiles - Commercial and Social Enterprise
‣ Furniture - Commercial and Social Enterprise
Opportunities

26. T: +353 61 633644 E: info@ecos.ie W: www.ecos.ie
Thank You For Your Time