Waste facility Permits (WFP) are granted for a period of 5 years. An application for a renewal of a WFP must be made to the licensing authority such that the facility can to continue to operate. Our client, a waste…
Single-use plastics: New EU rules to reduce marine litter
More than 80% of marine litter is plastics. The European Commission is proposing new EU-wide rules that target the 10 single-use plastic products most often found on Europe’s beaches and seas, as well as lost and abandoned fishing gear. These…
Plastic Waste: strategy to protect planet, citizens & our industries
The first Europe-wide strategy on plastic waste, was adopted today, is a part of the transition towards a more circular economy. It will protect the environment from plastic pollution whilst fostering growth and innovation, turning a challenge into a positive agenda…
Single-use plastics: New EU rules to reduce marine litter
With the amount of harmful plastic litter in oceans and seas growing ever greater, the European Commission has proposed new EU-wide rules to target the 10 Single-use plastics products most often found on Europe’s beaches and seas, as well as lost…
Case Study: Construction and Demolition Project
Under waste legislation construction and demolition waste is defined as “all waste that arises from construction, renovation and demolition activities.” If you are responsible for carrying out a construction and demolition project, you must ensure that you have a waste…
‘Inaction’ on climate goals could cost Government up to €600m
The European Commission has issued its starkest warning yet of economic penalties facing the Government due to lack of progress in decarbonising Irish society and in adopting renewable energy. Its 2018 Country Report Ireland concludes “existing climate change mitigation efforts will not…
Another Job Successfully Completed by ECOS: Waste Collection Permit
A Waste Collection Permit (WCP) is required where a person wishes to collect waste for the purposes of reward or profit. In accordance with Section 24 (1) of the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 & 2008, a waste collection…
Humans & climate change are destroying Bees havens
A third of Irish bees are threatened with extinction, with bumblebee populations falling year-on-year due to removal of hedgerows and ditches, use of pesticides and insecticides and climate change. Last Sunday was the first ever global World Bee Day and experts hope an…
Waste plastic piling up at ports as shipments to China collapse
Europe has sent a little more than half the plastic waste it used to ship to China to other parts of Asia since Beijing’s environmental crackdown closed the world’s biggest recycling market in January. Recycling closer to home is held back…
EPA National Water Event 2018 – Pathways to Progress
The Environmental Protection Agency is organising the National Water Event 2018 titled “Pathways to Progress” on Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st June 2018 in the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill, Galway. This event is a key forum for Local Authorities, Regulators and…