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2. High quality data relating to waste and resources;
3. The ability to measure prevention;
4. The setting of realistic targets & effective targets;
5. A solid foundation of instruments;
6. A material management focus;
7. The consideration of energy and equity issues;
8. Taking a full product life-cycle approach;
9. Linking and synergies with other national strategies; and
10. A consideration of qualitative as well as quantitative prevention.
Section 28 of the Waste Management Act, 1996 to 2003, provides for a wide range
of legislative and economic instruments to be applied in support of prevention
initiatives.
In order to build the framework mentioned above the EPA Report on “Assessment and
Development of a Waste Prevention Framework for Ireland (2001-WM-DS-1)
Synthesis Report” sets out ten main specific measures which it suggested were
required components for developing a waste prevention strategy. These were
considered under three headings, namely, Communications/Information, Economic
and Regulatory:
Communications/Information
Communications/Information
Communications/Information
1. Awareness Raising Programmes (e.g. Its Easy to Make a Difference/ Race Against
Waste);
2. Technical Support and Training;
3. Research (research programme regarding materials and waste data acquisition);
4. Green Public Procurement;
Economic
Economic
5. Environmental Taxes and Charges (e.g. landfill and plastic bag levy);
6. Extended Producer Responsibility;
7. Economic Supports and Grants (e.g. EPA - Cleaner Greener Production Programme
etc…);
Regulatory
Regulatory
8. Restrictions and Bans;
9. Agreements and Covenants; and
10. Industrial Permits and Licenses.
6.2 Waste Recycling in Ireland
The Waste Framework Directive defined recycling as “any recovery operation by which
waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether for
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