European Communities (Waste Directive) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 315 of 2011). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Waste management Waste disposal Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Recycling/reuse Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the European Communities (Waste Directive) Regulations 2011 in order to give further effect to those provisions of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste which promote the use of economic instruments in a progressive manner to drive resource efficiency and support the management of waste in accordance with the waste hierarchy. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Amends European Communities (Waste Directive) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 126 of 2011). Legislation | Ireland | 2011 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste management, Waste disposal, Authorization/permit, Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Liability/compensation, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX