Waste Management (Management of Waste From the Extractive Industries) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 566 of 2009). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Mineral resources, Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Soil pollution/quality EIA Mining Waste management Waste disposal Freshwater pollution Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations implement in Ireland provisions of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries so as to provide for measures and procedures to prevent or reduce as far as possible any adverse effects on the environment, in particular water, air, soil, fauna and flora and landscape relating to the management of waste resulting from the prospecting, extraction, treatment and storage of mineral resources and the working of quarries. The Regulations, among other things, place duties upon operators (e.g. a waste management plan) and provide for the control and licensing of waste facilities. Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Implements Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation | European Union | 2006 Keyword: Mining, Exploration, Pollution control, Access-to-information, Hazardous waste, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Waste disposal, Waste prevention 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 Amended by European Union (Industrial Emissions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 138 of 2013). Legislation | Ireland | 2013 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Environmental standards, Registration, Authorization/permit, Public participation, Institution, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment 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