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“Evaluation of Regional Waste Management Plans” SOUTH EAST WASTE MANAGEMENT REGION

Evaluation of the Joint Waste Management Plan for the South East Region 2006.

This is to advise that the South East Waste Management Region (consisting of Carlow County Council, Kilkenny County Council, South Tipperary County Council, Waterford City Council, Waterford County Council and Wexford County Council) has commenced an evaluation of the Joint Waste Management Plan for the South East Region 2006 and, consequent on this evaluation, the Plan will be revised or replaced as necessary to comply with the Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) transposed through the European Communities (Waste Directive) Regulations, 2011 (S.I. 126 of 2011).  The existing Joint Waste Management Plan for the South East Region 2006 must be evaluated by 31^st December, 2012.

The subsequent revision or replacement of the waste management plan will require Strategic Environmental Assessment and will have regard to the Appropriate Assessment requirements under Article 6 of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC).

 Evaluation of Regional Waste Management Plans

For further details on the evaluation of the South East Waste Management Plan please refer to contact below and the relevant web link address provided.

It should be noted that the Government is committed to the preparation of a new National Waste Policy which may modify the composition of the waste management planning regions, which would have implications for the revision or replacement of plans.  Nevertheless, the Waste Framework Directive states that waste management plans shall set out “an analysis of the current waste management situation in the geographical entity concerned” thus allowing flexibility in the evaluation process.