Gorecki, Paul K. and Lyons, Sean (2010) Further Issues in Municipal Waste Management Policy in Ireland: A Response to the Comments Received on An Economic Approach to Waste Management Policy in Ireland, 4 March 2010. [Policy Paper]
Abstract
The ESRI published An Economic Approach to Waste Management Policy in Ireland on Wednesday 3 February 2010. The Report has been the subject of extensive debate and discussion. We welcome such debate. It is through dialogue and discussion that waste management policy can be improved, thus enhancing the welfare of Irish society. The purpose of this note is to respond to the key issues raised in the debate over the Report. These issues include: • By how much is municipal waste likely to grow over the next 15 years? • What is the impact on the waste levies recommended in the Report given that incineration is exempted from the Emission Trading System (“ETS”)? • Should the treatment of non-GHG air pollutants be consistent across different emitters (e.g., power generating stations, cement kilns, incinerators and so on) or should incinerators be treated differently?
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