Waste Facility Permit Regulations

The Waste Management Act 1996 requires that, with a few exceptions, any person carrying out the recovery or disposal of waste shall hold a waste license, a waste facility permit or a certificate of registration, depending on the nature and extent of the activity. Waste licenses are issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) while waste facility permits and certificates of registration are granted by the Local Authority for privately owned waste facilities.

Since June 2008 waste facility permits and certificates of registration are governed by the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007, as amended.

Examples of activities which require a waste facility permit or a certificate of registration include land reclamation/development, car dismantling, composting centres, recycling of construction & demolition waste and the reception and storage of waste.

An application form for a waste facility permit or certificate of registration and guidance can be found below:

Guidance-Manual-WFP-CoR-Regulations.pdf (size 3.7 MB)

Application-Form-for-Waste-Facility-Permit-or-Cert-of-Registration.docx (size 3.1 MB)

Local Authority Waste Facilities Register

The Waste Facility Permit and the Certificate of Registration Database is a central register hosted by the National Waste Collection Permit Office in Offialy (NWCPO) for Waste Facility Permits and Certificates of Registration.

The Local Authority Waste Facilities Register is now live and available at http://facilityregister.nwcpo.ie/.

Waste Collection Permit

www.nwcpo.ie

What is a waste collection permit?

The requirement to hold a Waste Collection Permit is in accordance with section 34(1) of the Waste Management Act 1996 (as amended). A permit is required by anyone collecting Waste on a commercial basis to ensure that the Waste is gathered, sorted and transported correctly. The revised Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 820 of 2007 & S.I. 87 of 2008) came into effect on 1st of June 2008.

Who issues waste collection permits?

All Waste Collection Permits are now issued by the National Waste Collection Permit Office.

Application forms and other information regarding waste collection permits may be obtained from the National Waste Collection Permit Office:

Phone : (057) 9373710

Email: NWCPO@offalycoco.ie

Website: http://www.nwcpo.ie/ or http://www.offalycoco.ie/