Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations 2007
The Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations 2007-Guidelines for Businesses
The Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations 2007 are the most up to date and revoke any earlier packaging regulations. Packaging is defined as any material, container or wrapping, used for or in connection with the containment, transport, handling, protection, promotion, marketing or sale of any product or substance.
Click here to download an information leaflet on the Packaging Regulations
How do these Regulations apply to your business?
The regulations apply to all businesses that handle packaging in whatever form it arises in the course of their business.
A producer is defined as a person who, for the purpose of trade or otherwise in the course of business, sells or otherwise supplies to other persons packaging material, packaging or packaging products. All producers, including retailers, participating in the placing of packaging on the Irish market, must
- segregate the packaging waste arising on their own premises into specified waste streams (i.e. waste aluminium, fibreboard, glass, paper, plastic sheeting, steel and wood) and
- have it collected by authorised operators or transferred to a producer for recycling, recovery or reuse.
How to determine if you are a Major Producer?
A Major producer is defined who:
- for the purpose of trade or otherwise in the course of business,sells or otherwise supplies to other persons packaging material, packaging or packaged products, where the aggregate* weight of packaging material and packaging supplied by such major producer exceeds or may be expected to exceed 10 tonnes in a calendar year, and
- Has an annual turnover of more than €1 million;
* Exported goods/packaging and packaging destined for reuse are not included.
It is the responsibility of the producer to prove whether they are a major producer or not. If the amount of packaging supplied is less than 10 tonnes Kilkenny County Council may require a report carried out by an external consultant to confirm same.
Turnover may be declared by way of an accountant's/auditor's letter stating whether or not your turnover is greater than €1 million
Obligations on Major Producers
Major producers have the choice to either:
Join Repak Ltd. or register with Kilkenny County Council as a Major Producer.
Repak assumes responsibility to fund the recovery / recycling of packaging on your behalf and issues each Member with a Certificate of Compliance. Any information provided to Repak by a Member will be regarded as strictly confidential.
- Registering with Kilkenny County Council as a self complier
Application forms for the registration as a major Producer can be downloaded here;
Should you have any queries in relation to Packaging, please contact Environment Section, Kilkenny County Council, 056-7794470,environment@kilkennycoco.ie or visit Repaks website at: http://www.repak.ie
