Chapter 9
Environmental Infrastructure
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
waste facility. The City Council will input into the preparation of the new Waste Management Plan and endorse its objectives and outcomes once finalised. 9.16 Currently Cork City is part of the Southern Waste Region. The strategic vision of the Southern Region Waste Management Plan 2015-2021 is to rethink our approach to managing waste, by viewing our waste streams as valuable material resources, leading to a healthier environment and sustainable commercial opportunities for our economy. Particular emphasis is placed on preventing and designing out waste at the initial stage of any activity, thus achieving the highest level of the waste hierarchy, namely waste prevention. The Southern Region Waste Management Office has commenced the process of drafting the next Waste Management Plan. The City Council will input into the preparation of the new Waste Management Plan and endorse its objectives and outcomes. Objective 9.11 Waste Management a. To support the sustainable management of waste in line with the objectives of the Southern Region Waste Management Plan 2015- 2021 and the National Waste Management Plan for a Circular Economy (NWMPCE) when published, which will replace the existing Regional Waste Management Plans. b. To facilitate the transition to a circular economy facilitating the value recovery and recirculation of resources in order to generate minimal waste. The matter of disposal of construction and demolition waste from specific projects is governed under separate legislation and is an enforcement matter outside the scope of the Development Plan, which is a strategic document.
An additional sub-objective to Objective 9.11 is recommended to avoid disposal of Construction and Demolition waste from large projects in designated lands
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