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eporting in the Annual National Waste Reports. These data and figures collated and
reported by the EPA are used by all stakeholders in the analysis of the current status
of the waste management infrastructure and in assessing ways of moving forward, as
mentioned in the section below on monitoring.
The EPA carried out a review in order to discern how PBU charges impact on domestic
waste management activities such as waste presentation, waste recycling and illegal
waste diversion. The nationwide review was conducted by collating figures on waste
management behaviour and data on PBU charges for each of the 34 local authorities
in Ireland.
The high level of private sector involvement in waste collection means that in many
cases local authorities have little control over access to information on waste
collected or recycled, on systems and levels of charging and on waiver systems. This
prohibits effective and accurate monitoring and assessment of the effectiveness of
PBU systems.
7.5.1 Evaluation Studies Available
A number of studies have been completed these include:
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� Davies, A., Meade, F., Taylor, D. (2005) Environmental Attitudes and
Behaviour: Values, Actions and Waste Management, Final Report, Final Report
Prepared for the EPA, by the Geography Department, Trinity College Dublin,
Authors: ERDTI (2001-MS-SE2-M1)
� Scott, S., Watson, D. (2006) Introduction of Weight-Based Charges for
Domestic Solid Waste Disposal, Final Report Prepared for the EPA by the
Economic and Social Research Institute, (2000-DS-6-M1)
� O’Callaghan-Platt, A., Davies, A. (2007) A Nationwide Review of Pay-By-Use
(PBU) Domestic Waste Collection Charges in Ireland: Extensive Survey
Findings (2005-WRM-MS-33) Interim Report, Report for the EPA, Department
of Geography, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College, Dublin
� O’Callaghan-Platt, A., Davies, A. (2008) Nationwide Review of Pay-By-Use
Domestic Waste Charges in Ireland - Case Studies Report
� Fehily Timoney & Company (2008) Direct and Variable Charging for Residual
Waste from Householders, Report for Welsh Assembly Government, December
2008, wales.gov.uk/docs/desh/consultation/090429wastechargingen.pdf
This report contains a number of case studies to charging systems in Ireland in
Appendix 1 of the document, with the most detail to be found in the Cork
study.
� ESRI (2009) An Economic Approach to Municipal Waste Management Policy in
Ireland, Preliminary Report for Dublin City Council, 27 July 2009.
7.6 Environmental Benefits
Summary findings of the 2006 report include:
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