European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-waste) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 430 of 2015). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Soil pollution/quality Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety Waste management Organic waste Recycling/reuse Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Offences/penalties Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations concern the segregation and recovery of household food waste and targets set out in article 5 of EU Directive 99/31/EC on the landfill of waste for the diversion of biodegradable municipal waste from landfill sites to composting and biogas plants and to other forms of authorised treatment. The Regulations place obligations: (a) on waste collectors to have a separate collection service for household food waste; and, (b) on the householders who produce food waste to segregate such waste and make it available for separate collection. Producers may alternatively compost the waste on the premises where it arises under specified conditions or take it to authorised facilities such as civic amenity sites, composting sites, anaerobic digestion sites or for incineration. The Regulations also give effect to Article 22 of the EU Waste Framework Directive (waste hierarchy and the protection of the environment requirements) as well as meeting the requirements of Articles 10, 11 and 13 of the Directive. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives. Legislation | European Union | 2008 (2018) Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Solid waste, Sustainable development, Precautionary principle, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste management, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Public health, Soil pollution/quality, Policy/planning, Public participation, Food waste, Basic legislation, Recycling/reuse, Packaging/labelling, Hazardous waste, Registration, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Organic waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste. Legislation | European Union | 1999 (2018) Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous waste, Ozone layer, Authorization/permit, Classification/declassification, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Basic legislation, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Monitoring, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-waste) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 191 of 2015). Legislation | Ireland | 2015 Keyword: Soil pollution/quality, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety, Waste management, Organic waste, Recycling/reuse, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources Source: FAO, FAOLEX