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Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations, 2003 (S.I. No. 61 of 2003).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pollution control Waste management Waste disposal Packaging/labelling Hazardous substances 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 replace the Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations, 1997 and are designed to promote the recovery of packaging waste. They are intended, in particular, to facilitate the achievement of the targets for the recovery of packaging waste established by Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste. In particular they: (a) provide for recovery of between 50 percent and 65 percent of packaging waste by weight; and (b) recycling of between 25 percent and 45 percent of packaging waste by weight in total, including 15 percent by weight for individual packaging materials. The Regulations impose obligations on producers who supply packaging (i.e. packaging materials, packaging or packaged goods) to the Irish market. An exemption from certain obligations is available to major producers who participate in a packaging waste recovery scheme operated by an approved body. The Regulations provide that a producer may not supply packaging or packaged products to the Irish market unless the packaging concerned complies with specified essential requirements as to its nature and composition. The Regulations also provide for limits on the concentration levels of certain heavy metals in packaging.

Full text
English
Website
www.irishstatutebook.ie

References - Legislation

Implements

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

European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste.

Legislation | European Union | 1994

Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Access-to-information, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations, 1997.

Legislation | Ireland | 1997

Keyword: Pollution control, Waste management, Waste disposal, Packaging/labelling, Hazardous substances

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Waste Management (Packaging) (Amendment) Regulations, 2004 (S.I. 871 of 2004).

Legislation | Ireland | 2004

Keyword: Pollution control, Waste management, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 798 of 2007).

Legislation | Ireland | 2007

Keyword: Pollution control, Waste management, Waste disposal, Packaging/labelling, Hazardous substances, Recycling/reuse

Source: FAO, FAOLEX