OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Ireland 2010
This 2009 review of Ireland's environmental conditions and policies evaluates progress in reducing the pollution burden, improving natural resource management, integrating environmental and economic policies, and strengthening international co-operation. The analyses presented are supported by a broad range of economic and environmental data.
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Waste
The 1998 and 2002 national waste policy statements and the 2001 amendments to the Waste Management Law established ambitious targets and introduced measures for improved waste management. A number of targets were met in advance of their due dates, including the 2010-11 targets for recovery of paper, cardboard, wood and packaging waste, and the 2013 targets for recovery of construction and demolition waste and municipal waste. Large-scale illegal waste dumping has been eliminated through a mix of measures, such as widening kerbside collection of household waste, setting up a specialised EPA enforcement office and introducing complaint procedures and sanctions.
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