List of Waste (LoW) Guidance (Guidance Document & LoW Queries)
Guidance on the Interpretation and Application of List of Waste Entries and Sub-Entries, March 2025
Year: 2025
Representatives from the Local Government Sector and the EPA have prepared Guidance on the Interpretation and Application of List of Waste Entries and Sub-Entries. The aim of the guidance is to assist stakeholders to improve the consistency of data reporting at a local, Regional, National and European level. The document provides guidance on LoW chapters and sub-chapters that contain LoW entries where it has been identified that challenges exist. This includes all sub-chapters where sub-entries have been created. The guidance currently focuses on LoW entries under Chapters 2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19 and 20. It provides clarity on waste types that should be classified under relevant LoW entries and sub-entries listed therein.
Circular Economy and Waste Statistics Highlights Report 2022
The EPA Circular Economy Programme - The Driving Force for Ireland's Move to a Circular Economy, December 2024
Year: 2024
This report gives the data highlights on waste generation and management in Ireland in 2022. Key trends and progress towards upcoming EU targets, along with information on material consumption and circularity are provided. A spotlight section focuses on current topics in the circular economy area including national End-of Waste and By-product decisions; the new Circular Economy and Waste Statistic Data Archive webpage; and the Plastics Own Resource contribution Ireland makes to the EU budget. Actions for government, industry and individuals are given to help progress our transition towards a circular economy.
EPA Skip Waste Characterisation Report 2024
Year: 2024
This report presents the composition of the national skip waste in Ireland in 2023/2024. The profile was generated from a series of physical analysis of skip waste streams. The report profiles the following waste streams: • Municipal Household Skip Waste (20 03 07 A). • Municipal Non-Household Skip Waste (20 03 07 B). • Bulky Waste at Civic Amenity Sites (CAS) (20 03 07 CA).
Litter Waste Characterisation Report 2024
Year: 2024
This report presents the composition of the national public litter waste in Ireland in 2024. The profile was generated from a series of physical analysis of public litter waste streams. The report profiles the following waste streams: • Public street litter bins (20 03 99A) waste is litter placed by the public in designated public waste bins. • Local Authority (LA) Street litter sweeping activities (20 03 03), includes materials from suction vehicles and manual picking. • Other litter clean-up events, including some beach clean-ups (20 03 99B), is an organised activity focused on the removal of litter from a designated area, often conducted by volunteers in a community or environmental initiative.
Circular Economy and Waste Statistics Highlights Report 2021
Year: 2023
This report gives the data highlights on waste generation and management in Ireland in 2021. Key trends and progress towards upcoming EU targets, along with information on material consumption and circularity are provided. A new spotlight section focuses on current topics in the circular economy area. An update to circular economy actions published in 2022 is given along with further actions that government, industry and individuals can make to help us transition towards a circular economy.
2022 Household Municipal Waste Characterisation Report
Year: 2023
The full report on the 2022 household municipal waste characterisation including methodology, results and recommendations.
2022 Commercial Municipal Waste Characterisation Report
Year: 2023
The full report on the 2022 commercial municipal waste characterisation including methodology, results and recommendations.
National Waste Statistics Summary Report for 2020
Year: 2022
This report summarises EPA data on waste generation and management in Ireland in 2020. It highlights key trends and progress towards EU targets and identifies where further measures are needed to improve Ireland's recycling rates and deliver the transition to a circular economy. The report collates and synthesises information available on the EPA Waste Statistics webpages: www.epa.ie/nationalwastestatistics
National Waste Statistics Summary Report for 2019
Year: 2021
This report summarises EPA data on waste generation and management in Ireland in 2019. It highlights key trends and progress towards EU targets and identifies where further measures are needed to improve Ireland’s recycling rates and deliver the transition to a circular economy. The report collates and synthesises information available on the EPA Waste Statistics webpages: www.epa.ie/nationalwastestatistics
National Waste Statistics Summary Report for 2018
Year: 2020
This report summarises EPA data on waste generation and management in Ireland in 2018. It highlights key trends and progress towards EU targets and identifies where further measures are needed to improve Ireland’s recycling rates. The report builds on information available on the EPA Waste Statistics webpages: www.epa.ie/nationalwastestatistics/
Guidance documents for waste statistics reporting
Waste Classification - List of Waste & Determining if Waste is Hazardous or Non-hazardous, December 2019
Year: 2019
Applicable from 5 July 2025. For additional information, please see additional documents below.
Non-Household Waste Characterisation Campaign 2017-2018 - final report
Results and commentary on the 2017-2018 non-household municipal waste (kerbside) characterisation study, May 2018
Year: 2018
This report summarises and comments on the results of waste characterisation work that was carried out on non-household municipal waste
Household Waste Characterisation Campaign 2017-2018 - final report
Results and commentary on the 2017-2018 household municipal waste (kerbside) characterisation study, May 2018
Year: 2018
This report summarises and comments on the results of waste characterisation work that was carried out on household municipal waste
Ireland's progress towards EU waste targets - November 2017
Year: 2017
Table presenting Ireland's progress towards meeting EU waste targets
Residual waste treatment trends 2009 to 2013
Year: 2014
This bulletin reports on trends in the management of residual waste between 2009 and 2013.
Tuarascáil Náisiúnta Dramhaíola 2012
Year: 2014
Achoimre feidhmiúcháin, conclúidí agus moltaí an Tuarascáil Náisiúnta Dramhaíola 2012. Cuireann an tuarascáil seo faisnéis maidir le giniúint agus bainistiú dramhaíola i 2012. Clúdaíonn sé dramhail a ghintear ag teaghlaigh, tráchtála agus oibreoirí tionscail, chomh maith le dramhaíl a onnmhairiú thar lear.
National Waste Report 2012
Year: 2014
This report presents information on waste generation and management in 2012. The report illustrates progress towards meeting EU recovery, recycling and diversion from landfill targets. Printed hardcopy versions are currently not available, however this document is free to download.
National Municipal Waste Recovery Capacity Report 2013
Year: 2014
The EPA carried out an assessment of municipal waste recovery capacity at authorised waste facilities in the State, in response to the DoECLG's policy document 'A Resource Opportunity'. This report documents the outcome of that assessment, finalised in May 2013.
Tuarascáil Náisiúnta Dramhaíola 2011
Year: 2013
Achoimre feidhmiúcháin, conclúidí agus moltaí an Tuarascáil Náisiúnta Dramhaíola 2011. Cuireann an tuarascáil seo faisnéis maidir le giniúint agus bainistiú dramhaíola i 2011. Clúdaíonn sé dramhail a ghintear ag teaghlaigh, tráchtála agus oibreoirí tionscail, chomh maith le dramhaíl a onnmhairiú thar lear.