COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Monday, April 20, 2009

MOTION NO. 21

MOTION: Councillor R. Dowds

Chapter 7 - Infrastructure

That the new County Development Plan includes aggressive incremental targets to ensure that within the 2010-2016 period we arrive at a situation where no waste generated within our County that is recyclable or compostable will be incinerated at any location.

REPORT:

The Waste Management Plan for the Dublin Region is the considered common regional strategy for the four Dublin local authorities in dealing with their waste in an ordered, coherent and sustainable fashion.

Recycling is a corner stone of this strategy with the regional waste management plan aiming to deliver a recycling rate of 59% by 2013. Recycling rates in 2003 were 26% and considerable progress has been made since then with municipal waste recycling rates of 40% in 2006. The Dublin Local Authorities have continued to put in place the necessary systems to support improved rates of recycling. However, this does obviate the need for thermal treatment or a new landfill for the Dublin region.

The Development Plan supports the continued work of the Waste Management Plan which directs the provision of waste infrastructure and policy.

This motion, if passed, would create a situation that would be contrary to the provisions  of the waste management strategy.  It is the waste management strategy that formulates and directs waste management policy and infrastructure in the Dublin region.

Recommendation

That this motion not be passed.