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FEATURES

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NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN MANAGEMENT STANDARD, I.S. 399 WILL SAVE BUSINESSES MILLIONS ON INVESTMENT PROJECTS 2

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SOCIAL HOUSING STRATEGY 2020: SUPPORT, SUPPLY AND REFORM

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New Energy Efficient Design Management standard, I.S. 399 will Save Businesses Millions on Investment Projects “Ireland at Forefront of Global Energy Efficient Design” says Minister White

Minister of State for Business and Employment, Ged Nash T.D., also in attendance, said: “The Governmentʼs Policy Statement on Growth and Employment in the Green Economy – Delivering Our Green Potential – recognises the role which standards play in driving growth and jobs in the Green Economy. Following on from the achievements of the Energy Management Standard, we expect this new Energy Design Standard to become the basis for a worldwide movement.

Excellent work has been done in Ireland and soon this will be shared with operations around the world giving more businesses the potential to save money and energy.”

Application in St. Jamesʼs Gate results in savings of €2.5 million on annual energy costs A new Energy Efficient Design Management standard, I.S. 399, will save businesses millions on investment projects. The new standard, developed by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI), was launched by Ministers Alex White T.D. and Ged Nash T.D. at Diageo, St Jamesʼs Gate, Dublin.

Speaking at the launch Brian Motherway, Chief Executive, SEAI said: “This is a really exciting development for business competitiveness. SEAI is working closely with the business sector in Ireland whose successful innovations are leading to massive energy savings. This is great for Ireland as we develop expertise in this exciting sector, improve our attractiveness for overseas investment and also share our knowledge around the world. “

The standard embeds consideration of energy from the start of new investment projects minimising energy consumption through their lifecycle. This is a fundamentally new approach to energy efficiency and is already making savings for industry. Diageo, one of the first organisations in the world to use the approach on its new flagship brewery at St Jamesʼs Gate, is on target to achieve annual energy savings of €2.5 million, and is now rolling out the process to its global operations.

Many other leading companies in Ireland such as Eli Lilly, GSK, Astellas, and Pfizer have also implemented the design process saving tens of millions of euro in energy costs. On foot of the success of this new way of thinking, SEAI and NSAI decided to develop the Energy Efficient Design Management standard to drive large scale business savings.

Maurice Buckley, CEO, NSAI speaking at the launch said: “Ireland has an excellent reputation in setting best practice for industry and leading by example. I.S. 399 was developed as a management system standard, taking into account the international energy management standard and enabling businesses to make continuous energy efficiency improvements when commencing new projects.”

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White T.D., commented at the launch: “This new standard is the first of its kind anywhere in the world, and it will reinforce Irelandʼs position as a global leader in energy efficiency standards. The Governmentʼs prioritisation of energy efficiency, in industry and in the home, is supporting jobs and economic recovery while helping reduce carbon emissions and meet our internationallyagreed energy efficiency targets.”

You can find the I.S. 399 standard on www.nsai.ie

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of power with continued growth.

The Energy Efficient Design Management Standard I.S399 developed by NSAI and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is set to save businesses in Ireland millions on Investment projects. This has added strength to the benefits of combined heat and power (CHP) being installed within large heat and power intensive companies across a broad spectrum including the industrial sector and hospitals.

The aim of the standard embeds consideration of energy from the beginning of investment projects, lowering energy consumption through its life span.

CHP enhances energy security by reducing our national energy requirements helping businesses reduce energy cost and reduce emissions. Competitive advantage is achieved by increasing energy efficiency and management of costs.

Installation of the GE Jenbacher gas engine can typically reach efficiencies over 90% creating the ideal option for business to meet these standards.

Clarke Energy provides added value to the customer by acting as single point of contact from initial sale, engineering, project management, installation through to commissioning and long-term maintenance of your generation asset. We pride ourselves on the aftercare and service offerings which are paramount to ensure the highest available uptime and constant care to the companies we work with.

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ʻSocial Housing Strategy 2020: Support, Supply and Reformʼ for social housing in Ireland. One of the main priorities for this Government is to address the challenge of providing social housing for the people of this country This Strategy sets out how we will achieve this priority. The Strategy restores the State to a central role in the provision of social housing through a resumption of direct building on a significant scale by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies. It emphasises the Stateʼs lead role in building partnerships with other public, voluntary and private providers of housing in the development of innovative funding mechanisms that do not increase the General Government Debt. “

The Strategy commits to; • supplying 35,000 additional social housing units at a cost of €3.8 billion over the next 6 years; • Estimated 29,000 Jobs in construction and promotion of mixed-tenure developments • meeting the housing needs of some 75,000 households through local authority provision via the private rented sector - using Housing Assistance Payment and Rental Accommodation Scheme; • reforming social housing delivery and management in Ireland, • establishing the Dublin Social Housing Delivery Taskforce, to respond to the current supply difficulties and focus on the delivery of social housing in the Dublin area, and • sets out road map to accommodate everyone on the Housing Waiting Lists by 2020 (90,000 households) The Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly T.D. together with his colleague Paudie Coffey T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government today (26 November, 2014) launched the ʻSocial Housing Strategy 2020: Support, Supply and Reformʼ, a Government commitment under Construction 2020.

The Minister explained that the Social Housing Strategy will provide for a more economic, sustainable, progressive and integrated approach to social housing delivery in Ireland. The Strategy provides the basis for an enhanced approach to social housing provision and contains clear actions to be taken to increase supply and most importantly, reduce the number of people on waiting lists. The measures in the Strategy build on and complement Budget 2015, which provided for a multi-annual approach to the provision of social housing with a considerable increase in Exchequer investment and proposals for innovative funding approaches to increase supply.

Minister of State Coffey said “The Strategy builds on work initiated under Construction 2020. It will underpin a more financially sustainable and integrated Social Housing Sector which is more responsive to peopleʼs need. It will also assist in the recovery of a strong and sustainable construction sector”.

At the launch, Minister Kelly said “This six-year Social Housing Strategy sets out to fully meet this Governmentʼs ambitious goals. In committing to provide 35,000 new social housing units at a cost of €3.8 bn, it makes a fresh start

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Minister of State Coffey continued, saying that he welcomed “the road map that the strategy will accommodate the entire housing waiting list of 90,000 households, with homes in which they can raise their families, by 2020”.

o A Project Board chaired by a Senior Official in Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government o 5 different work streams focussing on specific action areas

The Governmentʼs vision as outlined in the Strategy is that every household will have access to secure, good quality housing suited to their needs at an affordable price in a sustainable community and is founded on a three Pillar approach: Pillar 1: Provision of New Social Housing Supply.

Pillar 2: Providing Housing Supports through the Private Rental Sector.

Pillar 3: Reform Creating More Flexible and Responsive Social Housing Supports in Ireland.

The Strategy also contains an Action Plan with detailed objectives and timelines. Key among these actions are commitments that the Project Board and the Dublin Social Housing Delivery Taskforce will agree targets with local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies for delivery of social housing in 2015 and initiate work on targets for subsequent years.

This process, will ensure that progress on the overall social housing delivery targets of the Strategy is measureable and ultimately that the targets are met over the 6 year Strategy period.

The first two Pillars will address the immediate supply shortage and well as creating a sustainable approach which aims to accommodate everyone (90,000 households) on the Housing Waiting Lists by 2020.

While Pillar 3 includes a range of actions to ensure that social housing supports are responsive to peopleʼs current needs as well as to changes in their circumstances.

The Strategy is based on a multi-annual approach to delivery over two phases, with an additional cost to the Exchequer over the 6 years at an estimated €3.8bn. It will signal a movement towards ʻOff Balance Sheet Delivery Mechanismsʼ based on greater use of and access to private finance.

Phase 1: Target of 18,000 additional housing units and 32,000 HAP/RAS units by end of 2017.

Phase 2: Target of 17,000 additional housing units and 43,000 HAP/RAS units by end of 2020.

Minister Kelly concluded saying, “Thanks to the policies of this Government, our return to economic growth has come quickly. This welcome growth has an impact on household formation and on housing supply, which the State is responding to, through Construction 2020 and through this Strategy. Together with my colleague, Minister of State Coffey, I am committed to a ʻhands onʼ approach to working with all stakeholders involved so that we drive on towards the housing targets this Strategy sets out”. o the development of a Housing Passport mechanism to allow greater mobility of social housing tenants between local authorities in order to access employment opportunities; o provision of Choice Based Lettings allocation process that can provide for a more coordinated and efficient approach to meeting housing need, and to better meet supply and demand; o statutory regulation of the Approved Housing Bodies; o and a pilot programme to introduce cost rental and affordable rental in the Irish market Under the proposals in the Strategy, social housing supports will be made more flexible, progressive and targeted over the delivery period.

It is vital that any programme of investment in social housing is accompanied by an agenda for reform and this will underpin the third Pillar of the Strategy. Under this Strategy, social housing supports will be made more flexible, progressive and targeted over the delivery period. The Strategy recognises the need for transition mechanisms to help people move on from social housing as their circumstances improve. It will continue to facilitate the greater use of mixed tenure developments, as well as emphasising the Governmentʼs commitment to the key principle of developing sustainable communities.

Detailed Governance and programme management arrangements are provided for in the Strategy, including o An Oversight Group chaired by the Minister o A Task Force to drive the delivery of social housing units in Dublin

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“VERDE LED sign contract with worldʼs Largest Technology Distributor” ERDE LED who specialise in the design and manufacture of energy saving LED lighting solutions for commercial and industrial applications have announced a partnership with the world's largest wholesale technology products distributor, Ingram Micro.

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Ingram Micro and VERDE LED have signed a distribution Agreement that sees them distribute VERDE LEDʼs range of energy saving LED lighting throughout more than 26,000 resellers across Germany, Austria and Hungary .

The New Energy unit of Ingram Micro partnered with the Cork based company to expand itʼs offering of LED solutions. Quality and service were the main factors when Ingram Micro decided to partner with VERDE LED, along with the flexibility offered when compared to some of the traditional industry players.

From left to right Günter Schiessl, Markus Goetz, Valesca Fordham (Ingram Micro New Energy) John Keohane, Michael OʼHerlihy (VERDE LED)

"VERDE LED provide Ingram Micro with the flexibility it requires in this fast paced market. They give us access to high quality custom-made products, anything is possible. VERDE LEDʼs products are characterized in particular by a very good price-performance ratio.”

Commented Günther Schiessl, Managing Director of the New Energy division at Ingram Micro.

VERDE LED first entered the German market in 2012 and since then has experienced steady growth. This new contract with Ingram Micro is an important step in the expansion plans of the company.

"On behalf of everyone at VERDE LED I am delighted to announce this contract with Ingram Micro. We now have access to more than 26,000 Ingram Micro resellers in the largest economy in Europe.

VERDE LED have been active in the German market since 2012, where the company has experienced fantastic growth. This new partnership with Ingram Micro will assist greatly in continuing to expand rapidly, in line with the companyʼs ambitious growth Günter Schiessl, Managing Director of the New Energy division plans. I would like to take the opportunity to thank all the staff at at Ingram Micro and John Keohane CEO of VERDE LED Ingram Micro for their commitment, passion and professionalism and we look forward to exciting times working together."" said John Keohane, CEO of VERDE LED. Ingram Micro is an American electronics company and information technology distributor. It is the world's largest wholesale technology products distributor. Ingram Micro distributes and markets a large variety of electronics which it sources from manufacturers such as Acer Inc., Apple, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard ("HP"), IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung and others. The company ranks 69th in the 2014 Fortune 500. It is headquartered in Santa Ana, California. The Group has offices in 39 countries on six continents and serves customers in 170 countries. For more information, see www.ingrammicro.de or www.ingrammicro.com .

VERDE LED design and manufacture a range of high quality commercial LED lighting products.Founded in 2010, VERDE LED has grown exponentially and is now an industry leader in commercial LED lighting.

Headquartered in Ireland, VERDE LED, currently exports to 19 countries across the globe. Its headquarters is also home to the groupʼs worldwide R&D and engineering activities.

Key to success of VERDE LEDʼs growth has been itʼs focus on product quality and customer service.

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Waste Management & Recycling Supplement 2015

• EPA Figures show less Waste going to Landfill and more to Ener g y recover y •Can Ir eland meet higher packaging recycling tar gets?

•EPA’s National Statistics - Prog ress towar ds EU waste recycling, recover y and diver sion tar gets.

Updated November 2014 •Household Waste Statistics for 2013

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CONTENTS Waste Management & Recycling Supplement 2015

FEATURES EPA FIGURES SHOW LESS WASTE GOING TO LANDFILL AND MORE TO ENERGY RECOVERY Photo courtesy of Indaver

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EPA’S NATIONAL STATISTICS PROGRESS TOWARDS EU WASTE RECYCLING, RECOVERY AND DIVERSION TARGETS. UPDATED NOVEMBER 2014

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EPA Figures show less Waste going to Landfill and more to Energy recovery •

2013 figures show that Ireland is sending less residual waste (i.e. typically black bin waste) to landfill and more to energy recovery.

energy recovery and jobs for the State. This needs to be countered with national waste infrastructure to bring forward opportunities for the re-use of valueadded material and create a circular economy."

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The quantity of waste exported for use as a fuel increased by 197% between 2012 and 2013.

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Although slightly more household waste was collected in 2013, the quantity of household waste managed per person has remained relatively stable since 2011.

In terms of household waste, there was a slight increase in the quantity of household waste collected in 2013. The trend in household waste managed per person in the State has, however, remained relatively stable since 2011.

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Composting and anaerobic digestion of municipal waste has increased. Further improvements are expected with effective enforcement of 2013 legislation aimed at promoting the separate collection of household food waste.

The EPA published three waste bulletins that provide the latest trends on

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Household waste [This bulletin reports preliminary information on household waste in Ireland in 2013.]

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Treatment of residual waste (typically black bin waste) [This bulletin reports on the changes that have occurred in the management of residual waste1 between 2009 and 2013]

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Composting and anaerobic digestion. [This bulletin reports information on composting and anaerobic digestion at merchant facilities that accept waste for treatment.]

There was a slight increase in municipal waste (from both households and commercial premises) treated at composting facilities in 2013. This includes an 8% increase in brown bin waste (mainly food waste) accepted at composting and anaerobic digestion facilities.

National legislation introduced in 2013, governing the separate collection of household food waste, is expected to have a positive impact on the quantity of municipal waste undergoing composting and anaerobic digestion. Such waste has not shown any significant increase since 2011. The roll out of the brown bin to households on a phased basis commenced in July 2013 and will be completed by July 2016 – this will need to be effectively enforced if it is to have maximum impact.

In recent years there have been a number of developments in the waste infrastructure and legislative landscape that have led to changes in how residual waste (i.e. typically black bin waste) is managed. An increasing share of residual waste is being used as an energy source/fuel and less is being sent to landfill. This is linked to the increase in the landfill levy and the availability of more waste-toenergy outlets, including abroad.

Dr Eimear Cotter, Senior Manager, commented, "Reliable and timely figures such as those published today are key to informing good decision-making on the challenges associated with the sustainable management of waste in Ireland. The EPA welcomes the public consultation, launched this week, on draft Regional Waste Management Plans, and we look forward to working with the Lead Authorities for these Regions in delivering appropriate waste management behaviours and measuring their success.”

Dr Jonathan Derham, EPA Programme Manager, said "The figures indicate a number of positive developments. In particular, the EPA welcomes the continued movement of residual waste away from landfill to energy recovery. However, an increasing reliance on the export of such waste is unsustainable.

This represents a lost opportunity in terms of potential

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Waste: The Final Industrial Frontier Industrial waste can be an asset rather than an economic and environmental cost – the key is to find someone who can use it. An EU-funded project has demonstrated that establishing regional networks for waste by-products and materials is not only possible, but can be profitable for all involved.

Reducing industrial waste is as much about changing the way we think about it as it is about developing new technologies and processes. The EU-funded project ZEROWIN brought together diverse businesses to form regional networks, showing that recycling and reusing waste not only makes economic sense but can be easily achieved.

A similar network was created for the photovoltaic sector, which again ensured that many of the high tech components used in the industry can be recycled and reused. The projectʼs key message is that waste streams need not end up in landfill, but can be put back into everyday products.

Waste reduction through cooperation “The aim of this project was to move from a traditional industrial model, in which waste is considered the norm, to integrated systems where everything has its use,” explains project coordinator Bernd Kopacek from the Austrian Society for Systems Engineering and Automation. “This involved regional collaboration among companies from traditionally separate sectors, which then exchange by-products, energy, water and materials in such a way that waste from one industry becomes raw material for another.”

In construction, an industrial network of suppliers helped to reduce the sectorʼs consumption of resources. The network, which consists of producers of materials and components, owners, architects, waste managers and other related companies, have helped businesses in this sector to reduce their use of energy and raw materials.

The project, which involved academic, research and industrial partners from across Europe and one partner in Taiwan, targeted the electrical and electronic equipment sector, the automotive sector, the photovoltaic sector and the construction sector.

The objective was to see what kind of businesses might make use of, say, old solar panel material, and then bring the relevant ones together.

This was demonstrated in a number of selected projects that were carried out. One of these was the refurbishment of Deutsche Bank's Head Office in Berlin, which was completed with materials supplied through the industrial waste network. ZEROWIN has also shown that by-products from cars have potential for a second life.

“By focusing on the automotive, construction, electronics and photovoltaic industries, the project consciously addressed nearly 3 million companies – of which 80% are small to medium-sized enterprises – that employ more than 20 million employees,” says Kopacek. “Together, these industries create about 40% – more than 400 million tonnes – of industrial waste each year, and use as much as 50% of all the materials extracted from the earth´s crust.”

This project demonstrated its worth not only through practical demonstrations, but through hitting key targets as well. The formation of regional waste networks enabled the industrial sectors – the automotive, construction, electronics and photovoltaic industries – to meet at least two of the following objectives: a 30% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, a 70% overall re-use and recycling of waste and a 75% reduction of fresh water use.

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“The results of these case studies were immediately taken into the day-to-day business of the involved industrial partners,” says Kopacek. “In most cases, the chief economic benefits were found to lie in cost reductions from reducing waste fees, cheaper, recycled material and a better environmental image.”

The networks formed as part of this project have produced goods. One project demonstration successfully manufactured a new ecological laptop computer from reused and recycled furniture and IT components, showing that electronic waste still has value.

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Can Ireland meet higher packaging recycling targets? reland has been shooting up the European packaging recycling table in recent years. But that path is now getting rockier. Tough new targets and higher recycling rates being set by the EU will challenge Irelandʼs performance. The solution is to have more businesses supporting packaging recycling – and that will need a significant increase in enforcement activities said Seamus Clancy, Repak CEO.

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Ireland has come from a very low base of recycling. Before Repak was set up, Ireland was recycling little more than 10% of its packaging. There was a big push to get that rate up to 25% to meet an EU deadline by 2001. Since then, the trajectory has been upward. The most recent EPA National Waste Report shows that Irelandʼs packaging recycling rate has grown to 74% – and that growth is continuing. At last count, Ireland was ranked the second best country for packaging recycling in Europe – a far cry from where we began.

But now Ireland is facing a wake-up call. The EU is proposing to raise national recycling targets to 70%, rising to 80% by 2030. More importantly, some material targets are set to rise to very high levels. The recycling rate for plastic, for example, is scheduled to double from 22.5% to 45%, rising to 60%, while the metals targets set to go from 50% to 70%, rising to 90%.

Recycling comes at a cost. The incremental cost of each recycled tonne of materials goes up, as materials become more difficult to source and more difficult to recycle. Good quality clean plastics are easy to recycle.

Not so with dirtier and tougher plastics.

Once again, the question of who will pay for increased recycling is being raised.

Repak members have contributed more than €300 million over the past decade to subsidise packaging recycling. But the existing cost burden on those members is highly inequitable since they are subsidising free riders in the system.

The Review of the Producer Responsibility Initiative Model in Ireland reports published last year examined the Repak funding model, and noted that income from members fees is insufficient to cover operating costs.

The review did not favour any increase in membersʼ fees as it would increase producer compliance costs. The report was also highly critical of the contribution made by self-compliers. It concluded that while there may be some scope to adjust subsidy levels paid to recovery operators, increased income can only come from having more businesses in the scheme and paying.

The report examined the number of free-riders in the system – producers which have an obligation under the Packaging Regulations, but are neither Repak members nor registered self-compliers. The numbers were staggering.

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The Regulatory Impact Statement published by the Department of the Environment when the current Regulations were being introduced in 2007 estimated that there were likely to be an additional 3,000 businesses obligated. But, as the PRI Review has pointed out, this was not reflected in the increase in Repak membership (circa 150 businesses) and the number of self-compliers registered (138 companies representing 106 unique producers). The Review acknowledges that the number of non-compliant businesses is significant.

These are not just putting compliant businesses at a competitive disadvantage but actually risk undermining the whole system. Why should 2,000 or so compliant businesses be footing the bill of 3,000 free riders?

The PRI Review says that this can only be attributed to a lack of enforcement and recommends, quite rightly, that the enforcement effort on non-compliant packaging producers should be increased. While recognising that there are constraints on the public finances, the Review is quite firm on the government始s responsibility to ensure that adequate provisions are in place to support the enforcement of environmental regulations.

Those who work in environmental enforcement know of the difficulties. The demands for increased activity and increased vigilance in every area is constant. Risk factors will always push more critical areas to the head of the queue. Packaging enforcement is not always the highest on the list. Nonetheless, it is difficult to stand over a system where three out of every five businesses are evading their legal responsibilities in packaging compliance, and the law is brought into disrepute.

The PRI Review looks to the new regional formations as an opportunity to bolster enforcement activity. These groupings should lead to better co-ordination and sharing of resources, thus freeing resources which could be allocated towards enforcement. Outsourcing for routine inspections and co-funding by compliance schemes such as Repak would add to their effectiveness. Designating one of the proposed new lead authorities for enforcement as a centre for excellence would be a further advantage.

Seamus Clancy, CEO of Repak, says that the DECLG can no longer pay lip service to the question of enforcement. If Ireland is to meet higher targets for packaging recycling, there must be full support from all agencies involved.

Repak members will continue to play their part in funding recycling, but there can be no further progress while their business competitors are getting away scot free. There is a duty on Government to ensure that compliance is spread evenly and fairly across the business spectrum, and that responsible companies should not be paying the bills of the free riders.

Repak is fully supportive of the regional structure and will play its part in helping it to deliver an effective system of enforcement. However, the regions can only play their part in the enforcement drive if they are adequately resourced and given the full backing of all the agencies involved. That support will be critical to their success.

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Environmental Monitoring Emission to air Dust and particulates Noise Vibration

Water Testing Surface waters Ground waters Waste waters

Construction Materials Testing Soil testing Aggregate testing Concrete testing Bitumen testing

Mechanical Testing of Metal & Plastic Tensile testing Hardness & impact testing Failure analysis Butt fusion weld testing Electrofusion weld testing BHP Laboratories Limerick

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Bulletin 2: Household Waste Statistics for 2013 Introduction

Of household waste collected at kerbside • (1,096 ktonnes), 67% was residual waste (see Figure 3).

The EPA produces national statistics on waste generation and management to meet legislative reporting obligations and inform national policy development. This bulletin reports preliminary information on household waste in Ireland in 2013.

There was a 4% increase in segregated organic waste • (food and garden) collected at household kerbside in 2013.

Despite a slight decrease in the number of civic amenity • sites (115 in 2013, 118 in 2012) and bring banks (1,800 in

Household waste includes dry recyclables (e.g. glass, plastic, metals, paper and cardboard); organic waste (food and garden waste); residual (black-bin) waste and other wastes generated in the household such as bulky waste, portable batteries, waste electrical and electronic equipment and household hazardous wastes.

2013, 1,826 in 2012), the tonnage of household waste collected at civic amenity sites and bring banks combined remained relatively stable.

Table 1. Trends in household waste management 2010-2013 (ktonnes)

Key Trends

• Key information for household waste management for the

2010

period 2010-2013 is shown in Table 1.

Quantity managed (collected and brought)

• There was a 37% decrease in household waste disposed to landfill in 2013 compared to 2012, and the recovery (a mix of recycling and other recovery) rate increased.

• Household waste managed per person was 304 kg in Particularly since 2012, there has been a shift from • landfilling of residual waste to energy recovery of residual waste (household and other).

2012

2013

1,421

1,407

1,368

1,398

844

750

590

372 (approx)

Quantity recovered

577

657

778

1,026 (estimate)

Recovery rate

41%

47%

57%

73% (estimate)

Quantity disposed to landfill

2013. Figure 1 shows that since 2011 household waste managed per person has been relatively stable.

2011

There was an 84% increase in the quantity of municipal • residual wastes (which includes household waste) sent for energy recovery in 2013 (627 ktonnes) compared to 2012 (340 ktonnes). In 2013, 327 ktonnes were used for energy recovery in Ireland and 300 ktonnes were exported for use as a fuel.

Over three-quarters of our household waste • collected at kerbside in 2013. See Figure 2.

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authorised operators collected household waste • atNinety kerbside in 2013 (86 private sector, 4 local authority).

There was an average of 8 kerbside collectors per local authority area (minimum 4, maximum 15).

72% of permanent private households • kerbside waste collection service.

availed of a Detailed information on waste materials and tonnages of household waste collected and brought in 2013 are available on EPA website: http://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/waste/stats/

• Of serviced households, 96% were on at least a 2-bin service (i.e. residual and mixed dry recyclables bin), 39% had an organics service and 5% a segregated glass service.

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Bulletin 3: Residual waste treatment trends 2009 to 2013 Introduction

• The quantity of residual wastes exported for energy

The EPA produces national statistics on waste generation and management to meet legislative reporting obligations and inform national policy development. This bulletin reports on the changes that have occurred in the management of residual waste1 between 2009 and 2013.

recovery increased by 197% between 2012 (117 ktonnes) and 2013 (347 ktonnes.

• In the past, a high proportion of residual wastes exported for energy recovery was sent to cement kilns but WtE facilities in Europe were the primary destinations in 2013.

In 2013, 48% of residual wastes were exported to WtE facilities in Germany and 26% to WtE facilities in the Netherlands.

Changes in Waste Management There have been a number of legislative and waste infrastructural changes in recent years that have led to changes in how residual waste is managed.

There is a growing trend to export baled municipal • The Landfill Directive requires diversion of biodegradable • residual waste (which has not undergone mechanical municipal waste from landfill, with increasing diversion targets to be met in 2010, 2013 and 2016 (2010 and 2013 targets have been met).

treatment) for energy recovery in WtE plants (18 ktonnes exported in 2012 and 112 ktonnes in 2013).

• The Waste Framework Directive requires that prevention, reduction, preparing for reuse, recycling and other recovery (including energy recovery) be prioritised over disposal of waste.

• The landfill levy has increased significantly from €20 per tonne in 2008 to its current level of €75 per tonne.

• Mechanical and biological waste treatment processes have residual waste output streams, such as refuse derived fuel, solid recovered fuel, fines and other wastes.

• Some cement kilns, in the State and abroad, now accept waste for energy recovery as an alternative to fossil fuels.

• One waste to energy (WtE) facility has operated in the State since October 2011.

Conclusions

• WtE facilities in Europe are importing Irish residual waste • for energy recovery.

The move up the waste hierarchy from disposal to landfill to energy recovery of residual wastes is welcome and necessary.

Key Trends

is a lost energy resource and opportunity for the State. A • Up to 2012, residual waste, particularly municipal residual • reliance on export as a management option poses a

•

waste, was primarily disposed to landfill. The shift from disposal to energy recovery is linked to the availability of WtE outlets and the increase in the landfill levy (see Figure 1).

The number of landfills accepting municipal waste for disposal in the State decreased from 28 in 2009 to 11 in 2013. The quantity of municipal residual waste disposed to landfill decreased by 59% over the period 2009 (1,724 ktonnes) to 2013 (714 ktonnes).

significant risk for Ireland should these export markets close in the future.

• There was a 40% increase in the quantity of residual wastes sent for energy recovery within the State between 2012 (233 ktonnes) and 2013 (327 ktonnes).

1 Residual waste is the fraction of collected municipal waste (typically household and commercial black-bin) that isnʼt or canʼt be separated for recycling. Residual wastes also arise from mechanical and biological treatment of wastes and are the fraction that cannot be recycled.

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Bulletin 4: Compost and Anaerobic Digestion Statistics for 2013 Introduction The quantity of food waste accepted at composting and • AD facilities in 2013 was up 8% (from 105 ktonnes in

The EPA produces national statistics on waste generation and management to meet legislative reporting obligations and inform national policy development.

2012 to 114 ktonnes in 2013).

The quantity of brown bin organic waste (food and • garden waste) accepted at anaerobic digestion facilities

This bulletin reports information on composting and anaerobic digestion at merchant facilities that accept waste for treatment. This is a recovery activity. These figures do not include home composting estimates or facilities where only waste generated on-site is treated onsite.

increased from 0.7 ktonnes in 2010 to 7.7 ktonnes in 2013.

Composting is the breakdown of the organic fraction of waste material by micro-organisms in controlled, aerobic conditions. The end product is compost; a dark, nutrientrich soil conditioner. The process of anaerobic digestion (AD) involves the breakdown of organic matter by bacteria and enzymes in an oxygen-free environment. The end product is biogas and digestate.

Thirty-two composting and four AD facilities were surveyed for 2013. The sources of waste accepted for treatment at these facilities were mainly municipal (e.g. kitchen and canteen; garden and park), waste water treatment plants and industrial facilities (see Table 1). Compost was mainly used in horticulture and landscaping, agriculture and as a soil improver in the restoration of landfill sites.

Key Trends Bio-stabilised residual waste

The quantity of waste accepted for treatment at • composting and AD plants decreased from 276 ktonnes

In 2013, there were four compost facilities producing biostabilised1 residual waste from organic fines arising from the mechanical treatment of residual waste. The quantity of organic fines accepted at these facilities was 50 ktonnes, which produced 24 ktonnes of bio-stabilised residual waste. Bio-stabilised residual waste is waste that meets the required EPA standard and is used as landfill cover.

in 2012 to 271 ktonnes in 2013 (2% reduction). The main cause for the decrease was a reduction in some of the agricultural process waste previously sent to composting and AD facilities.

The quantity of municipal organic waste accepted for • treatment at composting facilities was 158 ktonnes in 2013, a 3% increase from 154 ktonnes in 2012. The amount of municipal waste accepted for composting rose significantly from 48 ktonnes in 2005 to 158 ktonnes in 2013 (see Figure 1).

Table 1. Sources of waste accepted at compost and AD plants in 2013

ktonnes

% share

Municipal Organic Waste

158

59%

Waste water treatment plants

55

20%

Industrial facilities involved in the production of beverages

26

10%

Other

31

11%

1 Biostabilised residual waste means residual biodegradable municipal waste that has been treated to achieve an EPA approved biodegradability stability standard prior to landfilling or alternative agreed use.

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IRELAND’S LEADING WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICE PROVIDER

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reenstar is Irelandʼs leading provider of environmental, waste management and recycling solutions and employs more than 840 people across a network of 20 licensed and permitted sites nationwide.

Greenstar is a recycling led organisation recovering over 70% of the waste resource material it handles annually and acts as a one-stop-shop managing waste resources from point of collection and managed services, through to materials processing, commodity upgrading and trading, energy recovery and sustainable disposal.

Greenstar recent investments include:

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Investment in Pay By Weight capability for our fleet to comply with new regulations.

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Investment in recycling infrastructure such as Dry Mixed Recyclables process and the conversion of waste into alternative fuels such as SRF for cement kilns and RDF for waste to energy facilities.

Investment in our Cork Material Recovery facility opened in December 2014 which is the most modern facility in the country.

Through our network of EPA licensed sites, Greenstar works in partnership with Local Authorities nationally providing a range of services including the following:

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Acceptance of Local Authority collected waste (including road sweepings and public litter) and recyclables into Greenstar Material Recovery Facilities for recovery and processing.

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Operation of Civic Amenity and Bring Sites.

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Operation of landfill gas turbines at Local Authority residual landfill sites.

Collection and processing of waste and recyclables on behalf of the council (e.g. collection from Local Authority owned social housing units).

Specialist collection services to recover unauthorised dumping of waste.

Specialist site clearance, remediation and cleanup projects.

Recent Local Authority projects awarded to Greenstar include:

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Provision of bins and collection services for the Final County Council operated Bring Centres in Coolmine and Swords.

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Collection and processing of Street Sweepings and Public Litter bin waste for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council.

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WEEE IRELAND LOOK FORWARD TO A BUSY 2015 WITH INCREASED TAKE BACK FIGURES TO BE ACHIEVED he publication of new industry legislation for the Irish WEEE system last year will see WEEE Ireland, the Irish compliance scheme for electrical and waste recycling, this year work towards a more circular economy, helping to increase the amount of e-waste Ireland recycles annually.

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The legislation means that from 2016 onwards 45% of WEEE items we purchase each year (by weight comparison) will need to go through an authorised recycling system; this will increase further to 65% from 2019.

Ireland have improved year on year the WEEE recycling figures being brought back. We now annually recycle almost 8kg per capita, double the EU target of 4kg per head of population in Ireland.

This is helped in no small part by the Civic Amenity site network as well as the WEEE Ireland public collection days and WEEE Wagon days that take place in WEEE Ireland areas every week from February to December each year, making electrical recycling easy for communities in cities, towns and rural areas all over Ireland..

All old fridges, pcs, televisions and electrical toys and tools along with fluorescent tubes and batteries can be easily recycled free of charge at these collection events, at civic amenity sites and also with retailers.

The new regulations introduced in 2014 also underline the mandatory handover of WEEE from retail and recycling centre collection points, ensuring the recycling feedstock is kept in an authorised treatment loop. This helps Ireland work towards a more circular economy by capturing critical raw materials in the recycling process. It is important that leakage of WEEE material from the authorised system is stamped out so that all waste electrical equipment is recycled properly and reported accordingly to help Ireland meet its challenging EU

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targets. WEEE Ireland continues to work with enforcement officers and environmental awareness personnel in each local authority area.

Renewed priority is to be given to preparing for reuse of WEEE and its components by registered organisations under these Regulations.

Photovoltaic panels fall under the scope of the new regulations. This means that 驶producers始 of these solar panels will now have responsibilities under the regulations to put an environmental management system in place when they reach the end of life as WEEE. The new regulations have also recognised the global aspect of ecommerce today clarifying the rules for registration by producers from abroad in Ireland and ensuring they can register for their producer responsibilities in Ireland.

The new regulations also highlight the importance of treatment standards for WEEE recycling facilities so the quality of material recovery from the recycling process is high. WEEE Ireland were early adopters of a new recycling standard in Europe called WEEELabex and are working with their many Irish waste operators and European partners in the WEEE Forum to ensure it is in place to meet the requirements of these new rules. WEEE Ireland were delighted to recently announce that KMK Metal Recycling, WEEE Ireland始s largest contractor, are the first WEEE recycling facility in both Ireland and the UK to achieve WEEELabex certification for the responsible recycling of CRT and small mixed WEEE. For further information about WEEE Ireland visit www.weeeireland.ie

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DELIVERING EFFICIENCY IN THE WASTE SECTOR n 2011, Dublin-based Setanta Vehicle Importers (the Renault Truck importers) joined forces with refuse collection vehicle manufacturer Dennis Eagle to form Dennis Eagle Ireland. The company has since established a major presence in the country; supplying refuse collection vehicles to the waste sector and helping local authorities across the region improve efficiency. Sales Director Martin Ryan explains more:

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“When we formed Dennis Eagle Ireland, our aim was to provide our customer base with access to the very latest refuse collection vehicles and technology, exclusively importing the Dennis Eagle and Ros Roca range to offer an unrivalled choice of configurations to suit every application.

Gene Brown, CEO of The City Bin Co (left) with Dennis Eagle Ireland Sales Director Martin Ryan

“We have grown to become the marketʼs leading supplier of complete refuse trucks and combination units to the waste industry in Ireland, with over 100 vehicles sold to date. In addition, we are also in partnership with Renault Trucks, enabling us to offer a full range of low and high entry vehicles with back-up support provided by the Renault Trucks Dealer Network in Ireland.

“Major customers include Killarney Waste Disposal, Country Clean Recycling, The City Bin Co, Mc Elvaney Waste and Mr Bin Man, as well as Panda, which has around 60 Dennis Eagle vehicles in its fleet. Recent orders include three 6x2 rear steer vehicles delivered to Thorntonʼs Recycling, a Dennis Eagle Olympus body on a Renault chassis supplied to Wiser Recycling and a Euro 6 complete Dennis Eagle vehicle for Key Waste.

Martin Ryan with Brian Bolger of Panda

“Dennis Eagle Ireland is currently building four units for Panda with an additional 15 units to be supplied during 2015. These units are all additional to the companyʼs fleet and will support its expansion plans within the domestic waste collection market.

“By having Dennis Eagle in their fleet, companies can offer customers access to state-of-the-art vehicles that meet the very latest safety and environmental standards, including Euro 6 emissions regulations. With added extras designed to improve comfort and enhance efficiency, operators can be confident that the vehicles will perform well, even in the most demanding of conditions.”

Dennis Eagleʼs product range includes the award winning Olympus body, the Olympus Twin Pack, which enables customers to collect two fractions of refuse at one time, and the all-new Elite 6 low entry cab, which features an upgraded design and enhanced safety features.

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Indaver, Delivering Energy From Waste European Network of Processing Facilities The Indaver Group is a leading European waste management company with over 25 years of experience. Our core business is the management of smart waste management systems. We operate complex and innovative processing facilities such as hazardous and non- hazardous waste-to-energy plants, physico chemical treatment and anaerobic digestion.

The strategy of the Indaver Group consists of two business services, namely Industrial and Hazardous Waste (IWS – Industrial Waste Services) and Household and Commercial Waste (MSW – Municipal Solid Waste) working with both the public and private sectors. In all areas, recovery of materials and energy in compliance with the strictest environmental standards is key.

Each year, Indaver produces enough energy from the thermal treatment of waste to supply power for around 240,000 households. We achieve this through our network of waste processing facilities in seven European countries. These, combined with strong data management systems, enable Indaver to provide flexibility to meet customersʼ needs and full traceability from the point of collection to final disposal.

The Indaver Group at a Glance Leading the Field:

5,149,624 tonnes of waste managed

People are our strength:

1,665 employees across the Indaver Group

Recovery a priority:

762,658 tonnes of materials recovered in own facilities

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Indaver in Ireland, A Success Story Indaver was established in Ireland to deliver high-quality and cost-effective services in the specialised market of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. It offers sustainable waste management solutions and is responsible for building and operating Ireland始s first municipal Waste-to-Energy (WtE) facility in Co. Meath.

The WtE facility completed its third successful year of operation in August 2014. It treats over 200,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste and generates 18MW electricity from this waste which is enough to power the equivalent of 22,000 households. During this time we have welcomed more than 1,800 visitors onto the site to raise awareness of the role WtE plays in sustainable waste management.

Not only does Indaver operate the first WtE facility, it is also the market leader in the hazardous waste business in Ireland with over 75% market share.

With its licenced hazardous transfer station and export experience, Indaver can provide total waste management solutions for its Irish customers.

Closing the Loop / Circular Economy The way in which we manage waste plays an important role in achieving a circular economy. As a result of our integral vision on waste management, the company contributes to a society in which materials form a sustainable, closed cycle: a circular economy. Each year, Indaver manages more than 5 million tonnes of waste, the majority of which is either recovered as energy or recycled. For Indaver, waste is a valuable raw material.

We are continuously seeking even better ways to recover waste. We focus on which components or molecules in the waste stream are sufficiently valuable to be recovered in a safe and economically feasible way.

We are also working on increasing our energy production by expanding our waste-to-energy capacity and by investing in increasing the level of recovery and recycling from residual waste.

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Phone: 01 280 4534

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Alupro Ireland Aims to Make Every Can Count in the Community Every Can Counts, the Recycling Programme for used drinks cans, promotes more sustainable habits at work, in the community, on campus and ‘on the go’ at events.

It is no surprise that reducing waste and operating sustainably continues to be a priority for many communities & organisations. As many businesses, community groups and educational facility managers will attest, trying to encourage behavioural change amongst staff and the public is a complex task that presents numerous challenges. Increasingly, improving recycling performance and providing a closed loop approach, feeding into the Circular Economy, is key to achieving our sustainability objectives, with many initiatives available to help set up or invigorate recycling, Every Can Counts is one such programme.

Every Can Counts was originally developed in the UK in 2008; the model is now branded in 8 EU countries, including the UK, France, Austria and now Greece. Every Can Counts Ireland, launched in 2012, is managed by Alupro Ireland and funded by founding partners, the Beverage Can Makers Europe (BCME) and the European Aluminium Association (EAA), it is supported by Repak. The original model used in the UK and France, focussed on helping businesses to recycle more of the drinks cans used on their premises, the programme in Ireland and elsewhere has now widened its activities to include promoting recycling in the community, educational facilities and ʻon the goʼ at events.

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Karen Mahon Director of Alupro Ireland said ʻEnvironmental Policy and social attitudes are both working to create a need for businesses and individuals to become more sustainable.

Recycling drinks cans helps to manage waste effectively and provides a quantifiable result for anyone wishing to demonstrate their commitment to acting in an environmentally sustainable manner. Every Can Counts assists in addressing these issues and contributes to creating lasting behavioural change by providing a branded collection infrastructure reinforced by a proven communications program, that is virtually free to usersʼ.

Every Can Counts Ireland now has over 306 members taking part the programme, including local authorities, NGOS, Businesses, Community Groups, Educational Facilities and Event management companies, with over 860 bins in circulation and more than 18 events attended in 2014 including Environ 2014, Bloom, Body & Soul, Castle Palooza, Rose Festival, Fléadh Ceoil na hÉireann, Electric Picnic, reaching over 500,000 people. Every Can Counts has encouraged the recycling of well over 1,000,000 cans in 2014 and has potential to grow.

It is flexible in nature and works well alongside existing recycling facilities or as a standalone programme and can be of particular benefit to community programmes such as Tidy Towns and Green Schools and Green Campus. As every drinks can is infinitely recyclable without loss of quality, capturing cans consumed and measuring those recycled, makes a considerable contribution towards any groups environmental goals – 1 tonne of cans recycled = 9 tonnes of CO2 emissions reduced – it just makes sense!

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AQE 2015 Conference Details Announced The organisers of AQE 2015, the international Air Quality and Emissions show, have announced a comprehensive conference programme for the event which will take place in Telford, UK, on 22nd and 23rd April. Organiser Marcus Pattison says: “The event could not have been better timed. Just before Christmas, the UK Government issued a consultation that, if adopted, could result in a dramatic reduction in ambient air quality monitoring, and this is causing uproar in the sector. The messages surrounding the enormous numbers of premature deaths resulting from air pollution are starting to gain traction in the mainstream media, so it is astonishing that Defra should propose less monitoring, and this is bound to be a hot topic at the Conference!”

AQE 2015 is the 8th in a series of Air Quality & Emissions events, attracting visitors from all over the world, each with a professional interest in air quality. In common with AQE2013, this yearʼs event will focus on issues relating to the measurement of stack emissions to air on the first day, and on ambient air quality on the second day.

Day 1: ʻEmissions monitoring challenges facing operators and manufacturersʼ Wednesday 22nd April The first dayʼs conference will commence with David Graham from E.ON Technologies explaining how stacks are defined under legislation that aggregates units together. He will also provide a regulatory update on the Industrial Emissions Directive and the Medium Combustion Plant Directive. Jonathan Clark from Syngenta will then outline the challenges facing operators with small stacks in relation to periodic monitoring and compliance with standards. Continuing this theme, Dan Jones from E.ON Technologies will address issues facing the operators of large stacks, particularly in relation to Health & Safety, sample representativeness etc. In the afternoon, Derek Myers from REC will provide an overview of the challenges facing test laboratories and others, when sampling dust from wet stacks, and finally, Rod Robinson from NPL will explain the measurement and calculation of stack flow rate for mass emissions reporting purposes.

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Day 2: Air Quality - Latest developments and tools - Thursday 23rd April Ambient air quality issues are of course extremely localised, and Stephen Stratton from Ricardo AEA will provide a summary of a study on exposure to pollution at buggy height, adult height and air quality station height. Jacqueline Barr from IBI/Transport Scotland will then deliver a presentation on a Sensor Rotation Project in which a network of new monitoring technologies has been applied to traffic management and control systems. In the final presentation of the morning, David Green from Kings College London will report on a series of PM Speciation Studies looking at the makeup of particulate matter measured across the UK and how it varies.

In the afternoon, Martine Van Poppel from VITO Belgium, will explain the results of the CARBOTRAF EU Project which examined ways in which Black Carbon and carbon dioxide levels can be reduced by the latest monitoring technologies and effective traffic management. In the final presentation, David Carslaw from Kingʼs College London will describe 'OpenAir' (open-source software) which is a free software tool for the analysis and visualisation of air quality data.

Inevitably, many of the presentations will be coloured

by Defraʼs recent consultation, which bodes well for a lively debate.

AQE 2015 (www.AQEshow.com) will take place at the International Centre in Telford and in addition to the Conference, visitors will also be able to attend Workshops providing practical advice and case studies, and an Exhibition featuring almost all of the worldʼs leading providers of monitoring equipment and services.

The charge for attending the Conference is £55 +VAT per day or £100 for both days. However, entrance to the exhibition and workshops is free and preregistration guarantees free lunch, free refreshments and free parking. Online registration for AQE 2015 is now open.

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It Only Takes One Person to Start a Revolution water from one application in another, significantly reducing the demand on potable sources of freshwater and the volume of water discharged to the sewer.

ur world is changing.

And, as factors such as water scarcity and the issue of flooding become of increasing concern, we must take note and take action says Mark Hodgkinson at Xylem Water Solutions UK.

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The technology is also included on the governmentʼs Water Technology List and is therefore eligible for the Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) scheme, making it more attractive to the industrial market and potentially more viable.

Another factor to consider, in the event of flooding, is the availability of temporary or emergency pumping solutions and treatment equipment to not only maintain plant efficiency and productivity but also ensure environmental commitments are met in terms of wastewater from production processes leaking into the waterways.

When you consider that 71 per cent of the earthʼs surface is covered in water and yet just 2.5 per cent of it is suitable for consumption, the reality of the worldwide water debate becomes clear. As worldwide populations continue to grow, so too does our demand on this finite resource. The UN suggests in fact, that there is ʻenough global freshwater on the planet for seven billion people but it is distributed unevenly and too much is wasted and unsustainably managed.ʼ And here lies the problem.

For consumers and businesses alike, this is a hard but necessary lesson – we need to do more with less in our homes and businesses; we need to be more efficient and make the necessary changes now in order to conserve this precious resource. And yet, in stark contrast, the UK suffers from flooding - an interesting juxtaposition that can often make it hard for consumers to understand the issue of water scarcity.

Regardless of the weather or availability of water at the present time, lessons need to be learned for the future. Government continues to invest in flood defence measures; and the water companies in metering and awareness campaigns in order to increase efficiencies at the point of use. But, each business and individual must also take account, and take responsibility for their consumption. Legislation is there to make things simpler and equally, of course, to enforce change. But, that shouldnʼt deter businesses from taking the initiative and enforcing greater system and behavioural changes within a company.

For many businesses, particularly those in manufacturing, water conservation and re-use is an important consideration in the day-to-day running of a site and there are numerous pieces of legislation that help shape how it is used, its treatment and also its distribution back into the waterways.

It only takes one person to start a revolution. So, just think what could be done if the whole manufacturing and industrial market rallied together behind the water efficiency objective, and the domino effect this could create throughout employeeʼs homes and the wider community. As water scarcity and flooding instances continue to rise, it is really important that we all take note and more importantly that we take action.

Large scale industrial applications for example pay charges under the Mogden System, to discharge effluent before it is treated by their local water authority. Businesses can of course reduce Mogden Charges by treating effluent prior to discharge to the mains sewers. Interestingly however, an additional consideration should be there-use of existing process water. This involves re-using suitably treated process

For more information visit www.xyleminc.com or call 0115 940 0111.

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M inister Kelly Publishes Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015

As Irelandʼs greenhouse gas emissions profile are predominantly made up of emissions from agriculture, transport, energy and the built environment, it is anticipated that it is in these sectors that most mitigation effort will be required.

-Climate Legislation will be on the Statute Book for the first timeThe Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly, T.D., welcomed the publication of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015, having secured Government approval for the provisions of the Bill.

The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015 sets out the national objective of transitioning to a low carbon, climate resilient and environmentally sustainable economy in the period up to and including the year 2050. In doing so, it gives a solid statutory foundation to the institutional arrangements necessary to enable the State to pursue and achieve that “national transition objective”.

By providing the institutional framework to ensure that iterative policy measures are developed, approved and implemented in a timely fashion, the Bill will also underpin the certainty required for policy makers and business in respect of what mitigation efforts are going to be taken up to 2020 and 2030, as well as setting the scene for future mitigation objectives beyond those timeframes up to the year 2050, at which point the Irish economy, along with most developed countries, will be required to be substantively decarbonised. Such a process will also be instrumental in identifying new economic opportunities that arise in transitioning to a low carbon economy.

In this regard, the Bill provides for the preparation, and approval by the Government, of five-yearly National Low Carbon Transition and Mitigation Plans (or “National Mitigation Plans”) which will set out how our national greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced, in line with both existing EU legislative requirements and wider international commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

In particular, each successive National Mitigation Plan will specify the policy measures that will be required to be adopted by each relevant Minister of the Government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their sectors and to enable a whole-of-Government approach towards achieving the national transition objective.

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In bringing forward this proposed national legislation, Ireland will also contribute – and be seen to contribute its fair share of mitigation effort as part of global endeavours under the UNFCCC to limit the rise in average global temperature to no more than two degrees over the pre-industrial level.

These endeavours, if successful, will benefit us all, but particularly developing countries, where lesser capacities to respond and adapt render them more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Minister Kelly stated: “Mitigation effort is a global responsibility and no more so in respect of our collective preparation for agreement in Paris at the end of this year, however it is important that developed countries such as Ireland provide leadership in terms of their contribution and the framework underpinned by this Bill will enable such a response to be developed well into the future”.

The Bill also deals with adaptation to climate change, in that it provides for the preparation, and approval by the Government, of successive National Climate Change Adaptation Frameworks which will outline the national strategy for the application of adaptation measures in different sectors as well as by local authorities in order to reduce the vulnerability of the State and citizens to the negative impacts of climate change.

As the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere rises with historic emissions, adapting to the inevitable changes in climate in Ireland, such as an increased frequency of severe weather events, becomes critical.

In this regard, the National Adaptation Framework will set out those sectors, such as flood defence and the protection of communication and electricity infrastructure, which will be required to develop sectoral adaptation plans to prepare for and invest wisely to minimise the likely impacts of a changing climate and extreme weather events. Minister Kelly stated that: “It is vital that we continue to prepare appropriately for adaptation, not only in the short term, as our recent experience with Storm Rachel demonstrated, but also in terms of the long term and the provisions within this Bill will facilitate that process”.

Commenting on the publication of the Bill itself, Minister Kelly stated that: “No specific climate change legislation has ever been enacted in Ireland. I intend to rectify that lacuna now to ensure that Irelandʼs response to climate change is consolidated and that our long-term planning for future mitigation and adaptation is underpinned by statutorily robust operational arrangements.”

Minister Kelly: ʻLocal Authorities Need to Meet the Challenge in Delivering our Social Housing Strategyʼ 200 Plus Staff for Local Authorities The Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government,announced that his department in conjunction with the Department for Public Expenditure & Reform have approved 200 staff for local authorities.

“These staff will be required to implement the Social Housing Strategy which I announced last November. In order to deliver the ambitious targets in the strategy and the 35,000 new homes promised, local authorities need to ʻtool upʼ and staff are key to this,” said Minister Kelly.

The Strategy commits to; • supplying 35,000 additional social housing units at a cost of €3.8 billion over the next 6 years; • providing an estimated 29,000 Jobs in construction and promotion of mixed-tenure developments; • meeting the housing needs of some 75,000 households through local authority provision via the private rented sector - using Housing Assistance Payment and Rental Accommodation Scheme; • reforming social housing delivery and management in Ireland, • establishing the Dublin Social Housing Delivery Taskforce to respond to the current supply difficulties and focus on the delivery of social housing in the Dublin area, and • sets out a road map to accommodate everyone on the Housing Waiting Lists by 2020 (90,000 households)

“For the last number of years we have seen LAs deliver little or no social housing due to a lack of resources, and staffing numbers have reduced by around 25%. This is the first major drive for local authority staff recruitment since the recession,” said Minister Kelly.

In order to deliver on the Governmentʼs Social Housing Strategy approximately 200 posts have been approved or approved in principle and will be filled as the need arises. “The targets in the SHS are ambitious and I need to know that LAs can and will deliver on these targets. I have been meeting LAs for the last number of months to discuss the implementation of the strategy and staffing needs. I will not accept any excuses from LAs at the end of the year or mid strategy that they cannot meet their targets,” added Minister Kelly.

“It should be noted that Posts will be filled through a combination of contract, redeployment and recruitment.

The reduction of 400 staff from local authoritiesʼ water services divisions through Irish Water has freed up staff resources to achieve this,” concluded Minister Kelly.

The type of posts covered are mostly Architects, Engineers, Planners, Surveyors, Housing Officers, Craftsmen and some additional clerical staff - all at varying grades of seniority ranging from Graduates to Directors of Services.

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