Waste Management
Dail Éireann — 2026-09-17
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Timmy Dooley (FF), Clare

I am familiar with the practices the Deputy is talking about. There has been debate about them for some time. There is widespread concern that, in some places, there is a multiplicity of waste collection trucks moving around the same area one after another.
That obviously has an impact on the environment, traffic congestion and so on. All of these matters are under review under a broader outlook in terms of the circular economy. From a Government perspective, the strategic approach is to try to reduce and minimise the amount of waste that is out there and to try to get greater reuse of commodities that are generated from scarce resources. It is about reducing the impact on our environment - much of that is about behavioural change and ensuring the appropriate systems are there to encourage our citizens to not disregard or dispense with products that have the capacity to be upcycled. That is very much feeding into our strategy.
I know what the Deputy is talking about, which is the operationalisation of that on the ground. However, over time, the ambition of the Government is to reduce the amount of waste that will ultimately be collected.

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