European Union (Single Use Plastics) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 516/2021).

Subject

Food & nutrition, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Beverages Packaging/labelling Waste prevention Education Internal trade International trade Use restrictions Waste management Business/industry/corporations 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 further transpose Directive (EU) 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment and amend the Waste Management Act 1996 (the Principal Act) in several sections concerning offences and fees. These Regulations introduce the following measures: 1) a restriction on placing the items contained in Part B of the Annex to the regulations on the market in Ireland; 2) a restriction on placing the items contained in Part D of the Annex to the regulations on the market in Ireland unless they contain the marking set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2151; 3) a restriction on placing any product containing oxo-degradable plastic on the market in Ireland; 4) a restriction on placing a single use plastic beverage container up to a certain size unless its lid or cap remains attached to the beverage container; and 5) a restriction on placing single use plastic PET beverage bottles up to a certain size unless they contain a minimum of recycled content; 6) a restriction on placing any single use plastic beverage bottles up to a certain size on the market in Ireland unless they contain a minimum of recycled content.

Full text

English

Website

www.irishstatutebook.ie

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment.

Legislation | European Union | 2019

Keyword: Pollution control, Waste prevention, Waste management, Recycling/reuse, Polluter pays principle, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

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