Waste infrastructure deficiencies continue to affect Ireland's competitiveness

摘要

Ireland continues to perform poorly in meeting the waste management needs of enterprise, according to Waste Management Benchmarking Analysis and Policy Priorities, a report issued by Forfas recently. Despite improvements in Ireland's waste management and recycling performance over the last decade, we still have high waste costs and limited waste management infrastructure compared to competitor countries. According to Martin Cronin, Forfas Chief Executive, speaking at the report's launch: "In areas such as recycling and the implementation of the WEEE directive, Ireland has proved it can respond flexibly to important waste issues. There is now a critical need to take action on the issues which are impacting on enterprise in Ireland, namely the cost of services and the availability of appropriate waste management infrastructure. These issues were also highlighted by the OECD in its recent review of the public sector in Ireland." According to the report, urgent action is needed in several areas.