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A waste management system is an efficient method used by businesses to avoid, minimise, and reuse waste. Alternatively referred to as waste disposal, this method involves businesses putting in place comprehensive strategies to effectively handle wastes from the point of origin to the point of disposal. Recycling, composting, incineration, landfills, bioremediation, waste-to-energy, and waste minimization are examples of potential waste disposal techniques.
Municipal waste recycled, used as fuel and disposed to landfill (tonnes), 2001 - 2018
Environmental Protection Agency (2020)
Like in many other wealthy countries, waste management is essential to resource conservation and environmental protection in Ireland. Regulations and initiatives have been put in place by the Irish government and a number of agencies to efficiently manage and minimise waste. The following are significant aspects of waste management in Ireland:
Waste Collection: In Ireland, waste is generally sorted into many categories, such as organic waste, hazardous waste, recyclables, and household waste. These services are run by private waste collection firms or local government agencies.
Recycling: In Ireland, recycling is widely encouraged. It is recommended that households and businesses segregate their recyclables from other garbage. Cans of aluminium, paper, cardboard, glass, and plastics are common recyclable materials. Additionally, recycling facilities and public banks are available.
Organic Waste: Ireland has put policies in place to support the appropriate disposal of organic waste and composting. By doing this, less waste ends up in landfills and incinerators.
Waste-to-energy, or WtE, is the process of converting non-recyclable garbage using renewable energy sources like anaerobic digestion and plasma gasification into heat, electricity, or fuel.
Case study on waste management in the Netherlands
When it comes to waste management, the Netherlands is among the top performers in the OECD. It has maintained relatively low charges while setting and achieving increasingly ambitious ambitions. It has been preparing the way for the shift to a circular economy for the last few years.
Although waste levies are levied by almost all Dutch municipalities, each town has its unique system of charges. 40 percent of municipalities impose a "pay-as-you-throw" fee known as "Diftar," which stands for "differentiated rate." Households are encouraged to separate and minimise waste by this fee, which varies depending on the volume of residual and separated waste collected.
Over 60% of all residential waste in some areas—typically those with Diftar schemes—was collected separately. Municipalities have less work to perform when households participate more actively in garbage sorting. The value of the waste rises while costs fall. As far as recycling household waste goes, the Netherlands leads Europe with a current recycling rate of 51% (Ministrie van VROM, 2010).
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