04/02/2014

Cllrs Call For Changes To Waste Management Act

Dublin City Council have passed a motion to return authority over waste management to the Council.

Councillors made the decision at a meeting on Monday evening.

A review of the waste management licences will now be initiated.

The Council will also ask the Environment Minister to change the Waste Management Act.

(CD/JP)

Related Irish News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

25 November 2009
Government Brings Forward Payment To Farmers
Farmers' funding calls have been answered as the Government concedes their point, bringing forward payment allocations for the struggling industry.
08 February 2008
Ireland Must Generate Less Waste
Efforts to recycle are being undermined by the increasing amount of waste we produce, according to the Minister of State. Speaking at the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, the Minister of State Tony Killeen said: “We should recycle and recover all our waste – but we must generate less waste to recycle”.
21 June 2016
Waste Collection Charges Frozen For 12 Months
Waste collection charges are to be frozen for the next 12 months, the Irish Waste Management Association (IWMA) has announced.
01 March 2012
Ireland Meets Targets For Most EU Directive Requirements
Ireland is well advanced in achieving most of the EU waste recovery and recycling targets, with the exception of end of life vehicle targets, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Waste Report 2010 released.
13 March 2024
Translink Workers Reject Pay Offer
Translink NI workers have rejected a pay offer from the public transport company. Unite, GMB and SIPTU confirmed that their members has "decisively voted to reject as inadequate" a pay offer made by Translink management. Workers were offered a 5% pay increase and a non-consolidated one-off payment of £1,500 for the 2023-2024 financial year.