In sub-paragraph (1)(c), the reference to “food waste” does not include waste from an occupier of a domestic property as respects the household waste produced on the property. Waste Water Discharge Authorisation; Water Provide for the separate collection of food waste. S.I. 7) to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations, S.I. Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released stics released . (2) Any waste management licence granted before 1st April 2015 authorising the storage or treatment (or both) of food waste and which continues in existence after that date shall be deemed to contain a condition requiring the operator to ensure that food waste collected and transported in accordance with Article 5(2E) of the 1997 Order is not mixed with any other waste or any material, to the extent that mixing would hamper future recycling.”. The Food Waste Regulations are drafted in a way so as to be aligned with animal by-products legislation, by making appropriate reference to the relevant provisions within Regulation (EC) No. Irish and European food legislation, as well as guidance documents on this legislation, can be accessed in this section by choosing a category below. The Regulations This legislation requires that waste operators collect and transport food waste that has been collected separately, from 1st April 2015. See our, Food Information - FIC (Labelling including allergens), Food Products with Compositional Requirements, Foods For Specific Groups (FSGs) - formerly PARNUTS, International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs, Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Foodstuffs, Meat - Minced Meat, Meat Preparations and Mechanically Separated Meat, Veterinary Medicines, Animal Remedies, Control Of Illegal Substances and Poisons. “(ab)to prevent any contravention by any other person of paragraph (2B), (2E) or (2F);”; “(2B) It shall, from 1st April 2016, be the duty of any person who controls or manages a food business that produces controlled waste to take all such measures available as are reasonable in the circumstances to secure the separate collection of food waste produced by that food business. Provide for the separate collection of food waste. This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format. (d)the person storing the waste ensures that no waste collected and transported in accordance with Article 5(2E) of the 1997 Order is mixed with any other waste or any material, to the extent that mixing would hamper future recycling.”. You can also access our legislation updates and consultations. “domestic property” means a building or self-contained part of a building which is used wholly for the purposes of living accommodation; “receptacle” has the same meaning as in Article 21(10).”. 20A.—(1) An establishment or undertaking carrying out an exempt activity in respect of food waste, under paragraphs 13 or 40 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 (Activities exempt from waste management licensing), may continue to carry out that activity at that place in accordance with these Regulations, as they were in operation immediately before 1 April 2015 until the determination date. Information about food supplements notification and legislation. You must remove food waste and other rubbish from rooms where food is present as quickly as possible, to avoid them building up. (3) In Article 5 (Duty of care, etc., as respects waste)—, (a)in paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (aa) insert—. These Regulations amend the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. (3) In regulation 13 (Conditions of permits: specific conditions for Part A installations and Part A mobile plant), after paragraph (10) insert—. Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. 2003 No.493 as relevantly amended by S.R.2006/519, S.R.2009/159, S.R.2011 No.127 and S.R. Is this page useful? In accordance with Article 4(4) of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, the Department has consulted district councils and such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of district councils as it considers appropriate; such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of industry, agriculture and business as it considers appropriate and such other bodies or persons as it considers appropriate. 3.—(1) The Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013(9) are amended as follows. “(11) A permit granted or varied on or after 1st April 2015 for an activity described in Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 1, or in Section 6.8 of Chapter 6 of that Part, shall contain any conditions as appear to the chief inspector to be appropriate to ensure that no separately collected food waste is mixed with any other waste or any material, to the extent that mixing would hamper future recycling. 2003 No.496 as relevantly amended by S.R.2004 No.297 and S.R.2009 No.159. 1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Food Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 14th February 2015. The End-of-Life Vehicles (Producer Responsibility) Regulations 2005 8. This is the original version (as it was originally enacted). This legislation applies to any commercial business in Northern Ireland. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include: Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. An establishment or undertaking carrying out an exempt activity in respect of food waste, under paragraphs 13 or 40 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 (Activities exempt from waste management licensing), may continue to carry out that activity at that place in accordance with these Regulations, as they were in operation immediately before 1 April 2015 until the determination date. “food business” means an undertaking, whether for profit or not, and whether public or private, carrying out any activity related to the processing, distribution, preparation or sale of food.”. (2C) The duty in paragraph (2B) does not apply to—, (a)food waste produced by a food business that produces less than 5 kilograms of food waste per week; or, (b)food waste that includes catering waste that originates from means of transport operating internationally; or, (c)food waste produced in the period beginning on 1st April 2016 and ending on 31st March 2017—, (i)by Health and Social Care trusts (as established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(6)); or. Read our waste-related publications. No. in sub-paragraph (1)(a), after “composting” insert “of food waste at the premises of a food business and”. (a) the food waste produced by the food business is recovered at the premises of the food business, and “recovery” in this paragraph has the same meaning as in the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 ; or Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include: Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. Learn more. ““bio-waste” means biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises and comparable waste from food processing plants; “food waste” means controlled waste that was at any time food intended for human consumption (even if of no nutritional value) and includes biodegradable waste produced as a consequence of the processing or preparation of food, but does not include drink; “separate collection of food waste” means that food waste is presented for collection, and collected in a manner that ensures that food waste is kept separate from other waste;”. 1991/194 (N.I. (i)at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(b), omit “and”; and, (ii)at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(c), omit “.” and insert—. The following is a comprehensive list of food legislation in Ireland. No. The duty in paragraph (2B) does not apply to—, food waste produced by a food business that produces less than 5 kilograms of food waste per week; or, food waste that includes catering waste that originates from means of transport operating internationally; or, food waste produced in the period beginning on 1st April 2016 and ending on 31st March 2017—, by Health and Social Care trusts (as established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991. by a food business that produces 5 kilograms or more, and less than 50 kilograms of food waste per week. Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Rule and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. “separate collection of food waste” means that food waste is presented for collection, and collected in a manner that ensures that food waste is kept separate from other waste; in paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (aa) insert—. (2) A district council shall, from 1st April 2015, take such steps as the council considers reasonable to promote separate collection of food waste (including the making of arrangements for the provision of a receptacle which enables the separate collection of food waste from every domestic property in its area). They place a duty on food businesses producing in excess of 5kg of food waste per week to present food waste for separate collection and place a duty on businesses to ensure food waste is not deposited in a lateral drain or sewer. 2007/611 (N.I. These regulations require district councils to provide receptacles for the separate collection of food waste from households. ... Minister Lyons calls for crackdown on food waste. (b)in a receptacle provided in accordance with Article 20A(3). Environmental Legislation Downloads. where a district council is satisfied that the amount of food waste that will be collected is not substantially less than would be collected in a receptacle provided under paragraph (a), a receptacle which enables the occupier to present food waste and other bio-waste for separate collection. 2011 No. Welcome to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland website. In 2016, approximately 353,000 tonnes of biodegradable waste was accepted at composting and anaerobic digestion plants for treatment (not including facilities where waste generated on-site is treated on-site). No changes have been applied to the text. Composting and anaerobic digestion are the main biological treatment processes for biodegradable wastes (food waste, garden and park waste, sludges). if requested by the occupier of premises in its district to collect any food waste from the premises presented for collection in accordance with Article 5(2B), to arrange for the collection of the food waste. 508 of 2009). 508 of 2009) and are designed to promote the segregation and recovery of food waste arising in the commercial sector and to take account of the advent of “Type 8” plants in Ireland providing for the successful coexistence of these and composting plants within the overall waste treatment infrastructure in Ireland. (2) After regulation 11C (Conditions of waste management licences: calculation of recycling efficiencies of the recycling processes of waste batteries and accumulators), insert—. 1997/2778 (N.I. This Article applies when a district council is making an arrangement in accordance with Article 20(1)(a). Any waste management licence granted before 1st April 2015 authorising the storage or treatment (or both) of food waste and which continues in existence after that date shall be deemed to contain a condition requiring the operator to ensure that food waste collected and transported in accordance with Article 5(2E) of the 1997 Order is not mixed with any other waste or any material, to the extent that mixing would hamper future recycling. Here you can get food industry information, find food legislation, check for FSAI latest news or make an online complaint. Landfills cannot accept liquid waste so you should collect used cooking oil… 1774/2002 and national legislation on animal by-products. (2) In regulation 2(1) (Interpretation: general), in the appropriate alphabetical order insert—. At present, catering waste can go directly to landfill for disposal. 253, S.R. 19)) to provide for the separate collection of food waste. The Food Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 came into force in February 2015. 2.—(1) The Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5). For Ireland to reduce its food waste we need everyone to participate. A senior officer of the Department of the Environment, (This note is not part of the Regulations). In the End-of-Life Vehicles … “Determination date” in this regulation means where in accordance with regulation 18, notice is given by an establishment or undertaking in relation to an exempt activity in respect of food waste under paragraphs 13 or 40 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 (Activities exempt from waste management licensing), the date on which the Department enters the relevant particulars in the register or, if it refuses to do so, the date it notifies the establishment or undertaking of its decision. What some commercial companies in Northern Ireland are not aware of however is The Northern Ireland Environment Agency’s legislation that came in place in 2015, requiring all businesses that generate more than 5kg of food waste must have a separate food waste collection. Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once. From: Department for Environment, Food & … They place a duty on food businesses producing in excess of 5kg of food waste per week to present food waste for separate collection and place a duty on businesses to ensure food waste is not deposited in a lateral drain or sewer. in a receptacle provided in accordance with Article 20A(3). The Northern Ireland Environment Agency have introduced new legislation which means from 1st April 2016 all businesses that generate more than 50kg of food waste must have a separate food waste collection. Catering waste is waste food from restaurants, catering facilities and kitchens. (2D) The duty in paragraph (2B) is deemed to be satisfied where—, (a)the food waste produced by the food business is recovered at the premises of the food business, and “recovery” in this paragraph has the same meaning as in the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(7); or. Read more about Best Available Techniques (BAT) Learn more about the National Hazardous Waste Management Plan. 2004 No. They aim to make the Statutory Rule accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Northern Ireland Statutory Rule or Draft Northern Ireland Statutory Rule laid before the UK Parliament during the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly. (12) A permit granted or varied before 1st April 2015 for an activity described in Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 1, or in Section 6.8 of Chapter 6 of that Part, and which continues in existence after that date, shall be deemed to contain the condition that no separately collected food waste is mixed with any other waste or any material, to the extent that mixing would hamper future recycling.”. It outlines how the food information must be made available and presented, what is need for distance selling (e.g. How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste. (2) “Determination date” in this regulation means where in accordance with regulation 18, notice is given by an establishment or undertaking in relation to an exempt activity in respect of food waste under paragraphs 13 or 40 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 (Activities exempt from waste management licensing), the date on which the Department enters the relevant particulars in the register or, if it refuses to do so, the date it notifies the establishment or undertaking of its decision.”. Food Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 SR14. 1 July 2010 is the date the Food Waste Regulations (SI 508 of 2009) enter into force in Ireland. 127, S.I.2002/3153 (N.I. The documents available here does not purport to be a complete record of all legislation and at present. 19) as relevantly amended by S.R. IPC Licensing; Waste covering licensing, permitting, WEEE, RoHS, etc. for “paragraph (1) or paragraph (2A)” substitute “paragraphs (1), (2A), (2B), (2E) or (2F)”; in paragraph (9), for “the duty imposed on them by paragraph (1)” substitute “a duty imposed on them by paragraphs (1), (2B), (2E) or (2F)”; “drain”, “lateral drain”, “public sewer” and “sewer” have the same meanings as in Article 2 of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006. the person storing the waste ensures that no waste collected and transported in accordance with Article 5(2E) of the 1997 Order is mixed with any other waste or any material, to the extent that mixing would hamper future recycling. Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. We have produced guidance notes on food … 277, S.R. 5.—(1) The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 are amended as follows. 2003 No. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use. Amendment of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 3. It shall, from 1st April 2017, be the duty of any person who produces food waste (other than an occupier of a domestic property as respects the household waste produced on that property) to ensure that food waste is not deposited in a lateral drain or public sewer, or in a drain or sewer that connects to a lateral drain or public sewer. Provide for the separate collection of food waste. Documents are available in the following categories: Waste Licensing & Permitting; Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment - WEEE 01 March 2021. The Department of the Environment has been designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in respect of measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution caused by waste and in relation to the environment. Food Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 SR14. There are no associated impact assessment for this legislation. “separately collected food waste” means food waste which is presented for collection, and collected in a manner that ensures that food waste is kept separate from other waste; A permit granted or varied on or after 1st April 2015 for an activity described in Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 1, or in Section 6.8 of Chapter 6 of that Part, shall contain any conditions as appear to the chief inspector to be appropriate to ensure that no separately collected food waste is mixed with any other waste or any material, to the extent that mixing would hamper future recycling. (5) After Article 20 (Collection of controlled waste) insert—. 19)) to provide for the separate collection of food waste. These Regulations amend the Waste Management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. To find out more … (ii)for “paragraph (1) or paragraph (2A)” substitute “paragraphs (1), (2A), (2B), (2E) or (2F)”; (e)in paragraph (9), for “the duty imposed on them by paragraph (1)” substitute “a duty imposed on them by paragraphs (1), (2B), (2E) or (2F)”; “business” includes the undertaking of a canteen, club, school, hospital or institution, whether carried on for profit or not, and any undertaking or activity carried on by a district council; “catering waste” means all waste food, including used cooking oil, originating in restaurants, catering facilities and kitchens, including central kitchens and household kitchens; “drain”, “lateral drain”, “public sewer” and “sewer” have the same meanings as in Article 2 of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006(8); “food business” means an undertaking, whether carried on for profit or not, and whether public or private, carrying out any activity related to the processing, distribution, preparation or sale of food.”. The Regulations impose obligations on the major sources of food waste, such as State buildings where food is prepared, restaurants and cafés, hot food outlets, canteens, hotels and larger guest houses, supermarkets and other food retailers, to segregate these materials and … This legislation outlines that the food business operator is guilty of an offence if he/she supplies, advertises and presents food that is misleading, inaccurate and not easy to understand. This section contains documents on Irish and European waste legislation. (b)where a district council is satisfied that the amount of food waste that will be collected is not substantially less than would be collected in a receptacle provided under paragraph (a), a receptacle which enables the occupier to present food waste and other bio-waste for separate collection. at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(b), omit “and”; and, at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(c), omit “.” and insert—. at the end of sub-paragraph (a), omit “and”; and, at the end of sub-paragraph (b), omit “.” and insert—. (c)if requested by the occupier of premises in its district to collect any food waste from the premises presented for collection in accordance with Article 5(2B), to arrange for the collection of the food waste.”; “(1A) In sub-paragraph (1)(c), the reference to “food waste” does not include waste from an occupier of a domestic property as respects the household waste produced on the property.”. These Regulations amend the Pollution, Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R.2013 No.160) and the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R.2003 No.493) to ensure that separately collected food waste is not mixed with other waste to the extent that would hamper future recycling. Link to Regional Waste Management Plans. (2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(5) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. These regulations place a duty on those who transport food waste to collect and transport such waste separately from other waste. (3) A district council shall, from 1st April 2017, arrange for there to be provided to the occupier of every domestic property in its area—, (a)a receptacle which enables the separate collection of food waste from the property; or. The National Waste Prevention Programme has initiated a range of projects aimed at waste prevention in Ireland. 2014 No. It can also be sent to an approved composting or biogas facility. (b)the food waste is mixed with other bio-waste to the extent that the resultant mixed waste is presented for collection in a manner that ensures that the amount of food waste collected is not substantially less than would be the case were the wastes not mixed. 2006 No. These Regulations amend the Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R.2003 No.496) with the effect that the operator of a landfill shall not accept separately collected food waste. They place a duty on food businesses producing in excess of 5kg of food waste per week to present food waste for separate collection and place a duty on businesses to ensure food waste is not deposited in a lateral drain or sewer. These Regulations amend the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 280, S.I. Waste. 46, S.R. (2) In regulation 9 (Prohibition of acceptance of certain wastes at landfills)—. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 22nd January 2015. (2) In Article 2(2) (General interpretation), in the appropriate alphabetical order insert—. From the 1st April 2017, all Northern Ireland councils must provide each household with a container for the collection of waste food for recycling. Welcome to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland website. 4.—(1) The Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(10) are amended as follows. Make a pledge to reduce food waste and sign Ireland’s Food Waste Charter today. (3) After regulation 20 (Refusal, revocation and cessation of registration), insert—. Amendment of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. (4) In Schedule 2 Part 1 (Activities exempt from waste management licensing)—, (i)in sub-paragraph (1)(a), after “composting” insert “of food waste at the premises of a food business and”. The Food Waste Regulations, which require the segregation and separate collection of commercial and household food waste, are resulting … It provides a reference and guide to the various Acts, Regulations and Orders made at national level as well as those Directives and Regulations made at EU level. 3) and S.R. It shall, from 1st April 2015, be the duty of any person who transports controlled waste to collect and transport separately from other waste any waste presented for collection—. 2006/3336 (N.I.21), S.I. The duty in paragraph (2B) is deemed to be satisfied where—, the food waste produced by the food business is recovered at the premises of the food business, and “recovery” in this paragraph has the same meaning as in the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003. the food waste is mixed with other bio-waste to the extent that the resultant mixed waste is presented for collection in a manner that ensures that the amount of food waste collected is not substantially less than would be the case were the wastes not mixed. “receptacle” has the same meaning as in Article 21(10). Promoting a more sustainable approach to dealing with waste in Northern Ireland by drafting waste legislation and implementing waste management policy. Food Legislation. (2E) It shall, from 1st April 2015, be the duty of any person who transports controlled waste to collect and transport separately from other waste any waste presented for collection—. 20A.—(1) This Article applies when a district council is making an arrangement in accordance with Article 20(1)(a). the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy, lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item, confers power and blanket amendment details, links to related legislation and further information resources. to prevent any contravention by any other person of paragraph (2B), (2E) or (2F); It shall, from 1st April 2016, be the duty of any person who controls or manages a food business that produces controlled waste to take all such measures available as are reasonable in the circumstances to secure the separate collection of food waste produced by that food business. ““controlled waste” has the same meaning as in the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997; “food waste” means controlled waste that was at any time food intended for human consumption (even if of no nutritional value), and includes biodegradable waste produced as a consequence of the processing or preparation of food, but does not include drink; “separately collected food waste” means food waste which is presented for collection, and collected in a manner that ensures that food waste is kept separate from other waste;”.

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