Waste

Figure 1. Quarterly data on municipal waste accepted at landfill

The first look data for Q3 2022 shows municipal waste was 98230 tonnes which is down on Q1 and Q2 which had 118979tonnes and 156949tonnes respectively
Figure 2. Quarterly data on waste to energy recovery through incineration and co-incineration
A bar chart that displays quarterly data on waste to energy recovery through incineration and co-incineration
Biodegradable waste diversion from landfill
Graph showing quantities of BMW disposed to landfill from 2010 to 2021

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Household waste per capita
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Recovery and disposal of municipal waste
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Recovery and recycling of packaging waste
Recovery and recycling of packaging waste indicator thumbnail image to 2021
Figure 1. Types of waste accepted for composting/anaerobic digestion in Ireland in 2020 (note: figures exclude wastes accepted for biostabilisation)
Figure 4. Final Treatment of C&D Waste Streams, 2019
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Figure 2. Treatment of C&D waste in Ireland in 2020
Figure 2 shows a breakdown of C&D waste treated in Ireland in 2020. Recycling accounted for 8%, backfilling 81.78%, energy recovery 0.48% and disposal was 9.71%
Figure 3. Treatment of C&D waste material in Ireland, 2019
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Figure 1. Number of operational municipal waste landfills and incinerators, 2007 to 2021
Figure 1. BMW quantity to landfill, compared to Landfill Directive limits.
Graph showing quantities of BMW disposed to landfill from 2010 to 2021
Figure 1. End-of-life vehicles reuse, recycling and recovery percentages 2010-2021 and distance to target
Figure 1 shows that Ireland’s ‘Total reuse and recycling’ rate for ELVs decreased from 90.33% in 2020 to 87.81% in 2021. The figure shows that while there has been an increasing trend in the percentage since 2010, there has been a slight decline in 2021 compared to 2020. Figure 1 shows that the ‘Total reuse and recovery’ rate for ELVs decreased from 97.12% in 2020 to 95.74% in 2021. The figure s
Figure 2. Municipal waste recycled, used as fuel and disposed to landfill (tonnes), 2001 - 2018
Figure 3. Annual data on waste recovery and disposal at landfill
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Figure 1. WEEE collected and recovered, 2008 - 2019
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Figure 1. Final treatment of waste tyres
Figure 1. Percentage recovery and recycling, 2009 to 2018
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Figure 2. Percentage recovery and recycling, 2009 to 2019
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Figure 3. Quantity of hazardous waste generated and treatment location 2009-2021
A bar chart showing the total amount of hazardous waste managed from 2009 to 2021. There was an increase in the amount generated every year from 2009 to 2019 and a decrease in 2020 and again in 2021.
Figure 4. On-site treatment of hazardous waste at EPA licensed industrial facilities in 2021
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Figure 5. Hazardous Waste Exports 2015-2021 (excluding contaminated soils which are discussed separately below)
Figure 5 shows the destinations for hazardous waste exports from 2015 to 2022. All hazardous waste is sent to countries with waste management systems to deal with it i.e. signatories to the Basel Convention
Figure 6. Quantity of contaminated soil treated, 2009-2021
This line chart from 2009 to 2022 shows that the amount of soil generated rose in 2022. Soil exported for treatment fell to almost zero, as did soil treated on site of generation. Almost all soil was treated at Irish hazardous waste management facilities.
Figure 2. Breakdown of WEEE collected in 2019 (by weight)
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Figure 1. End-of-life Vehicles reuse, recycling and recovery percentages 2009-2022
Figure 1 shows that Ireland’s total reuse and recycling rates from 2010 to reference year 2022. The 2022 rate of 88.47% is similar to last year’s rate of 87.81% in 2021. The figure also shows total reuse and recovery rates, which show a similar overall trend. The 2022 reuse and recovery rate was 95.49%, and the rate in 2021 was 95.74%.