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Table 6-1: Generation <strong>of</strong> Municipal <strong>Waste</strong> Projected to 2015, tonnes<br />

Source: EPA (2003) National <strong>Waste</strong> Database Report 2001, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford: EPA.<br />

6.3.3.1 <strong>Waste</strong> Prevention<br />

The document itself noted that progress in recycling had been made, but less<br />

progress had been made at other tiers in the waste hierarchy:<br />

97<br />

“In particular, while good progress has been made in relation to recycling,<br />

there is a need to secure greater advances on activities higher higher in the<br />

hierarchy - in relation to waste waste waste prevention prevention and and minimisation minimisation - as well as those<br />

at the lower levels - in terms <strong>of</strong> thermal thermal treatment treatment treatment and and residual residual landfill. landfill.” landfill.<br />

This <strong>Policy</strong> document states that waste prevention initiatives are crucial in order to<br />

effectively decouple waste generation from economic growth. It states that “It<br />

therefore remains true that, although waste prevention has been the paramount<br />

objective <strong>of</strong> both national and Community waste management policies for many<br />

years, limited progress has been made so far to turn the objective <strong>of</strong> waste<br />

prevention into practice.”<br />

The report announced the launch, with immediate effect, <strong>of</strong> the National <strong>Waste</strong><br />

Prevention Programme, which had been proposed in the previous policy document. As<br />

had been envisaged, the Programme was to be led by a Core Prevention Team within<br />

the Environmental Protection Agency, the work being supported with €2million in<br />

start-up funding from the Environment Fund. However, the National <strong>Waste</strong> Board had<br />

disappeared from view.<br />

6.3.3.2 <strong>Waste</strong> Recycling<br />

This <strong>Policy</strong> document states that progress has been achieved in recycling since the<br />

publication <strong>of</strong> “Preventing and Recycling <strong>Waste</strong>: Delivering Change, 2002”; however<br />

close attention must be paid to the development <strong>of</strong> markets for recyclable materials.<br />

The <strong>Policy</strong> document stated four key areas have to be addressed if Ireland’ recycling<br />

<strong>International</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>: Annexes

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