Jurisdiction: Republic of Ireland
Commencement: 1st July 2024
Amends: Waste Management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009
The Waste Management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009 are designed to promote the segregation and recovery of food waste arising from the commercial sector. They aim to increase the amount of food waste that is recovered in Ireland.
The requirements apply to the following classes of business where food is prepared or supplied on the premises.
- Class 1: Premises used for the supply of hot food for consumption both on and off the premises, including premises where the supply of food is secondary to any other commercial or retail activity.
- Class 2: A public house where food is supplied which has been prepared in a kitchen or catering facility.
- Class 3: Premises where food supplied to employees, including premises which are used for industrial, commercial or trade activities as well as office buildings and mixed-use premises.
- Class 4: A guest house, hostel or hotel of four or more bedrooms, providing overnight guest accommodation.
- Class 5: A shop or supermarket involved in the sale of food to the public, including the sale of sandwiches or hot food where the sale of food is secondary to the main retail use.
- Class 6: A restaurant, café, bistro, wine bar.
- Class 7: A hospital, nursing home or other premises for the long term residential accommodation for people in need of care.
- Class 8: An institution providing adult education, a school, college or training centre, or a university or any other third-level or higher-level institution.
- Class 9: State buildings.
- Class 10: Canteen services where food is prepared or supplied to employees which is situated on a construction site where the duration of work exceeds 9 months.
- Class 11: Stations, airports, ports, harbours and marinas where trains, planes, and boats which engage in the supply of food to the public (other than food waste originating from means of transport operating internationally) unload food waste from the transportation medium.
N.B. Mobile food outlets, such as vans and caravans are exempt from these requirements.
Various duties apply and are available to view on The Legislation Update Service.
All commercial premises (other than those specifically exempted) are obligated to segregate their food waste, so that bio-waste is either separated and recycled at source, or is collected separately, and is not mixed with other types of waste.
Schedule 1 is deleted to reflect these changes.
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