About the National Waste Prevention Committee

A National Waste Prevention Committee convened on 13 July 2004 to monitor the development of the National Waste Prevention Programme and provide strategic direction for the EPA in implementing it.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing the chairperson and secretariat for the committee. Members are drawn from governmental, non-governmental, business and sectoral interest groups.

Committee members

Dr Gerry Byrne, Chair, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Dr Jonathan Derham, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Mr Ronan Mulhall, Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (DoEC&LG)
Mr Pat Fenton, Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (DoEC&LG)
Mr Tom Quinlivan, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (DoAF&F)
Ms Jean Clarke, Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (DoEC&LG)
Mr Conor Gouldsbury, Irish Business Employers Confederation (IBEC)
Mr Brendan Keane, Irish Waste Management Association (IWMA)
Mr Enda Kiernan, Chartered Institute of Wastes Management (CIWM)
Mr Michael Gillen, Pharmachemical Ireland
Mr Des Cummins, Small Firms Association (SFA)
Mr Andrew Cartwright, Irish Small Medium Enterprises (ISME)
Mr Thomas Ryan, Irish Farmers Association (IFA)
Mr Paul Jevens, Chambers of Commerce (CoC)
Mr Fred McDarby, Enterprise Ireland (EI)
Mr Noel Duffy, Clean Technology Centre (CTC)
Mr Frank Corcoran, Environmental NGOs Core
Ms Mary Twomey, Forfas
Ms Helen Maher, Health Services Executive (HSE)
Mr Brendan McDonagh, (IDA)
Ms Marian Byron, Irish Industrial Products Association

Learn more

Download Minutes of Meetings
Download EU Resource Efficiency Perspectives in a Global Context - Policy Studies
Download More with Less: Scaling Sustainable Consumption and Resource Efficiency
Download UNEP Towards a Green Economy - Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication - A Synthesis for Policy Makers
Download OECD Towards green growth - A summary for policy makers - May 2011
Download Comhar Policy Paper Making the Case for Resource Efficiency in Ireland and Options for Taking it Forward
View EU Communications and Reports on Resource Efficiency