In accordance with Section 39 of the Waste Management Act 1996, as amended, a waste permit is required in order for any person or company to conduct the treatment/storage/recycling/recovery or disposal of waste.  Waste Facility Permit Application & Compliance ECOS have worked with Fitzgerald Skip Hire to ensure that they have obtained the most suitable waste facility...

National End-of-Waste Decision EoW-N001/2023 established criteria determining when recycled aggregate resulting from a recovery operation ceases to be waste.  These criteria do not:  Recycled aggregate shall cease to be waste where all of the following conditions are demonstrated as fulfilled:  The producer shall issue a statement of conformity using the template set out in Annex...

Since 1997 Irish legislation has placed the responsibility for the recovery and recycling of packaging waste on those who handle packaging at any stage of the supply chain. Under regulations which came into operation on 1 January 2023, ‘major producers’ of packaging waste are now required to become a member of an approved body.  Repak operates Ireland’s...

What is an Environmental Product Declaration? An EPD is a document that reports environmental data related to the lifecycle of a product. The assessment includes various impact categories, such as carbon footprint and emissions. The analysis is conducted in accordance with relevant international standards. EPDs are valuable for: ECOS Approach ECOS Environmental Consultants Limited provides...

Understanding Carbon Footprints A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions generated by our actions. These emissions, including CO2, have a significant impact on climate change. Measuring your carbon footprint involves a detailed audit of activities that contribute to greenhouse gases. This includes evaluating energy consumption, transportation, and waste management practices. ECOS...

The EU Circular Economy Action Plan aims to transition towards a more sustainable, resource-efficient economy. This plan necessitates that organisations adopt practices that minimise waste, maximise resource efficiency, and close the loop of product life cycles. To ensure a uniform structure across all EU states and reporting bodies, several directives have been established, with which...

The Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (DoECLG) has published a The Water Services  (Amendment) Bill 2011 to regulate wastewater discharges from all homes that are not connected to the public sewer network.  All on-site septic tank systems or domestic wastewater treatment systems will have to be registered. Around 68% of the population of...

The most common treatment mechanism for the removal of phosphorous from wastewater  involves the use of metal salt based coagulants: M3+ + PO43-→ MPO4 ↓ (Where M is the metal ion) A known amount of coagulant is applied to the wastewater. A coagulated solid is formed and phosphate is precipitated out as a settled solid....