Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Legislation Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the making by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications of a circular economy strategy; to provide for the establishment of the Circular Economy Fund; to make provision in relation to the Environment Fund; to provide for the establishment by the Environmental Protection Agency of a circular economy programme; to provide for a levy on certain single-use items; to provide for the prohibition on the supply of certain single-use items; to give further effect to Directive (EU) 2015/720 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 and Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 ; to provide for the making of a national food waste prevention strategy; to make provision for the use by local authorities of closed circuit television and mobile recording devices in certain circumstances and for that purpose to amend the Waste Management Act 1996 and the Litter Pollution Act 1997; to provide for the inclusion of targets in respect of re-used and repaired products and materials in waste management plans; to provide for the introduction of a requirement for segregated waste bins and incentivised charging for the commercial sector; to make provision in relation to the operation of the National Waste Collection Permit Office; to provide for a waste recovery levy; to provide for the making by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications of regulations to regulate end-of-waste and by-product notifications to the Environmental Protection Agency; for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 ; for those purposes to amend the Waste Management Act 1996; to provide for a prohibition on certain licences relating to coal, lignite and oil shale and for that purpose to amend the Minerals Development Act 1940 and the Minerals Development Act 2017; to make provision in respect of applications to the Environmental Protection Agency for licences, reviews of licences or revised licences in circumstances where an order under section 181(2)(a) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 has been made, or is proposed to be made, by a Minister of the Government for development comprising or for the purposes of the activity to which the application relates and for that purpose to amend the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992; to give further effect to Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 and for that purpose to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999; and to provide for related matters. Subject Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Mineral resources, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Basic legislation Institution Inspection Monitoring Food waste Coal Oil Authorization/permit Royalties/fees Packaging/labelling Offences/penalties Organic waste Policy/planning Special fund Use restrictions Waste disposal Waste management Waste prevention Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The Act Act is organized in six Parts. Under the Act “circular economy” means an economic model and policies and practices which give effect to that model in which (a) production and distribution processes in respect of goods, products and materials are designed so as to minimize the consumption of raw materials associated with the production and use of those goods, products and materials, (b) the delivery of services is designed so as to reduce the consumption of raw materials, (c) goods, products and materials are kept in use for as long as possible thereby further reducing the consumption of raw materials and impacts harmful to the environment, (d) the maximum economic value is extracted from goods, products, and materials by the persons using them, and (e) goods, products and materials are recovered and regenerated at the end of their useful life. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Amends Litter Pollution Act, 1997. Legislation | Ireland | 1997 (2022) Keyword: Pollution control, Waste disposal, Policy/planning, Offences/penalties, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992 (Established Activities) Order, 1995 (S.I. No. 58 of 1995). Legislation | Ireland | 1995 Keyword: Pollution control, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Minerals Development Act, 1940 (No. 31 of 1940). Legislation | Ireland | 1940 Keyword: Basic legislation, Minerals, Mining, Exploration, Institution, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Waste Management Act, 1996. Legislation | Ireland | 1996 (2022) Keyword: Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste management, Recycling/reuse, Basic legislation, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge Source: FAO, FAOLEX Minerals Development Act 2017 (No. 23 of 2017). Legislation | Ireland | 2017 Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Marine pollution, EIA, Basic legislation, Minerals, Mining, Exploration, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Sustainable development, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Waste Management (Environmental Levy) (Plastic Bag) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 605 of 2001). Legislation | Ireland | 2001 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste management, Environmental fees/charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Circular Economy (Environmental Levy) (Plastic Bag) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 343/2023). Legislation | Ireland | 2023 Keyword: Royalties/fees, Pollution control, Recycling/reuse, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Circular Economy (Waste Recovery Levy) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 406/2023). Legislation | Ireland | 2023 Keyword: Royalties/fees, Organic waste, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources Source: FAO, FAOLEX