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No addressee(s); no sanction for non-compliance; unclear how this is being
measured (and measurement may be quite different to ‘estimation’ in this
respect).
National Biodegradable Waste Strategy
� Reductions in biodegradable waste (relative to trend in arisings), of 3% each
year (2005 to 2007), 4% each year (2008 to 2010), 5% each year (2011 to
2013), and 6% each year (2014 to 2016);
No addressee(s); no sanctions; unclear whether this is achievable;
� Targets for home composting at 20% of urban households and 55% of rural
households – equivalent to some 35% of all households - by 2010;
No addressee(s); no sanctions; unclear how this would be measured (and what
the current level is);
� Capture rate for paper and cardboard:
• 45% for households and 61% for commerce in 2010, corresponding to
55% of overall paper / cardboard generation within BMW;
• 55% for households and 71% for commerce in 2013, corresponding to
65% of overall paper / cardboard generation within BMW; and
• 60% for households and 73% for commerce in 2016, corresponding to
67% of overall paper / cardboard generation within BMW.
No addressee(s); no sanctions for non-compliance; policy drivers unclear;
� For organic waste, the targets were:
• 40% coverage for households and 60% coverage for commerce in
2010 at an estimated average yield of 45% to 60% respectively,
corresponding to 25% of overall organic waste generation within BMW;
• 45% coverage for households and 70% coverage for commerce in
2013 at an estimated average yield of 50% to 65% respectively,
corresponding to 33% of overall organic waste generation within BMW;
and
• 50% coverage for households and 70% coverage for commerce in
2016 at an estimated average yield of 55% to 70% respectively,
corresponding to 36% of overall organic waste generation within BMW.
No addressee(s); no sanctions for non-compliance; policy drivers only now
being shaped;
In addition, there are now targets which Ireland has to meet under the producer
responsibility Directives. These targets are set at the lowest rates permissible under
EU legislation. Generally, producers are required to demonstrate that they are
meeting the required targets, though not all addressees face such targets (notably
the ‘producers’ who are not classified as major ones for the purpose of the producer
responsibility scheme for packaging).
A clear and persistent theme in the setting of targets in Ireland is that, with some
exceptions, there are no clear addressees, and that where there are no addressees,