Ireland's Environment: a millennium report. Chapter 6 - Waste

Publication Year

2000

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Withdrawn

Abstract

Latest figures show clearly that waste quantities are continuing to grow in Ireland. Almost 80 million tonnes of waste were generated in 1998, of which over 64.5 million tonnes originated from agricultural sources, mainly animal manures. Over two million tonnes of municipal waste were generated in the same year. A comparison of waste collected by or on behalf of local authorities between 1984 and 1998 indicates an increase of over 100% in 14 years. Hazardous waste also shows an increase of 13% between 1996 and 1998. The amount of construction and demolition waste in 1998 was estimated at 2.7 million tonnes. Given the unprecedented level of construction activity in Ireland in the past five years amounts of this waste can be expected to continue to grow.

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This document is part of a larger document, Irelands Environment: a millennium report, which has been split into parts for ease of use.

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