{"id":82,"date":"2016-11-18T11:57:27","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T11:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2025-02-06T11:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T11:41:11","slug":"burning-waste","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/burning-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The burning of waste is an offence under the following legislation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstatutebook.ie\/eli\/1996\/act\/10\/enacted\/en\/html\">The Waste Management Act 1996, as amended\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstatutebook.ie\/eli\/1987\/act\/6\/enacted\/en\/html\">The Air Pollution Act<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstatutebook.ie\/eli\/2009\/si\/286\/made\/en\/print\">1987 The Waste Management ( Prohibition of Waste Disposal by Burning) ) regulation 2009 S.I No. 286\/2009\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstatutebook.ie\/eli\/2020\/si\/738\/made\/en\/print\">The Waste Management ( Prohibition of Waste Disposal by Burning ) ( Amendment ) Regulations 2020 S.I No. 51\/2022<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstatutebook.ie\/eli\/2023\/si\/16\/made\/en\/pdf\"><strong>The Waste Management ( Prohibition of Waste Disposal by Burning ) (Amendment ) regulations 2023 S.I. No.16\/2023<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Burning of waste involves low temperature fires which receive little oxygen and as a result produce significant volumes of polluting smoke. Such burning can release noxious and toxic pollutants that can be inhaled by the public causing potentially adverse health impacts.<\/p>\n<p>The illegal burning of waste can cover a range of scenarios including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Householders that burn waste outside at their own premises also known as \u2018backyard burning\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Burning of cut tree limbs, hedge clippings or other green waste resulting from landscaping\/gardening works.<\/li>\n<li>Burning of waste from construction sites such as waste plastics and cardboard.<\/li>\n<li>Burning of waste at commercial\/industrial facilities.<\/li>\n<li>Burning of household waste in open fires, other solid fuel appliances within the home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Again it is important to realise that the burning of any waste arising from routine activities is an illegal practice, and is damaging to both human health and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Managing Household Green Waste<\/h3>\n<p>There are other means of dealing with household green waste such as hedge clippings, tree branches, etc. Garden shredders may be used and the shredded material could be used as mulch or mixed with compost. Alternatively, householders may bring their green waste (e.g. hedge clippings, grass cuttings, Christmas trees, etc.) to either the Carrickmacross or Scotch Corner Civic Amenity Sites.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Managing Agricultural Green Waste<\/h3>\n<p>In recent years, a temporary exemption was available to farmers who were permitted to burn certain agricultural green waste in controlled circumstances, However, the practice of burning agricultural green waste is no longer permitted since the expiry of the final exemption on\u00a0<strong>30th of November 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For alternative options to burning please see information in links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstatutebook.ie\/eli\/2023\/si\/16\/made\/en\/pdf\">2022 Burning Regulations Amendment (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstatutebook.ie\/eli\/2009\/si\/286\/made\/en\/print\">2009 Burning Regulations<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.ie\/take-action\/in-the-community\/waste\/backyard-burning\/\">EPA Guidance on Burning<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agriculture.gov.ie\/forestservice\/landandforestfires\/\"><strong>Land and Forest Fires<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, Farmers must now adopt alternative sustainable management practices for the management of agricultural green waste which:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve air quality and human health<\/li>\n<li>Better utilise material for sustainable alternative use<\/li>\n<li>Enhance and promote biodiversity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/monaghan.ie\/environment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/01\/31230-agricultural-green-waste-leaflet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download information leaflet &#8216;Agricultural green waste: sustainable alternative management and uses&#8217; (PDF)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In November 2022, the Irish Bioenergy Association on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine developed a feasibility study on the sustainable management of agricultural green waste in Ireland. This report outlines many sustainable alternatives to\u00a0burning which farmers are permitted to \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0use, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use of flailing and return the cut material to the ground in-situ<\/li>\n<li>Establish a nature pile\/biodiversity habitat corner allowing the material to decompose over time<\/li>\n<li>Produce sustainable wood fuel for own heating use on-farm<\/li>\n<li>Composting of the material on-farm<\/li>\n<li>Off-farm energy generation from high quality, large volume, uncontaminated material<\/li>\n<li>Use of the material for animal bedding<\/li>\n<li>Produce landscaping material<\/li>\n<li>Biochar production<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The full feasibility study to explore the sustainable management of<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ie\/en\/publication\/a8e47-climate-change-bioenergy-biodiversity\/#a-feasibility-study-to-explore-sustainable-management-of-agricultural-green-waste-in-ireland\"><strong>Click here for link to DAFM\u00a0 feasibility study on the sustainable management of agricultural green waste in Ireland.<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Further information<\/h3>\n<p>If you are concerned that the burning waste is causing a nuisance or is causing pollution in your locality or if you have any questions or queries then please get in touch using the details below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:envservices@monaghancoco.ie\">envservices@monaghancoco.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tel:<\/strong> <a href=\"tel:00353429661240\">042 9661240<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Any queries in relation to the enforcement of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.irishstatutebook.ie\/1976\/en\/act\/pub\/0039\/index.html\"><strong>Wildlife Act, 1976<\/strong><\/a>, as amended, should be directed to the National Parks and Wildlife Service.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npws.ie\/contact-us\"><strong>Contact the National Parks and Wildlife Service<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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