Resource & Waste Policy
contents
Disposal
Extended Producer Responsibility
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an established policy approach adopted by many countries around the world, across a broad range of products and materials. It gives producers an incentive to make better, more sustainable decisions at the product design stage including decisions that make it easier for products to be re-used or recycled at their end of life. It also places the financial cost of managing products once they reach end of life on producers.
Prevention & Re-use
Public Registers
Under the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, we are required to maintain a public register containing information relating to waste management activities. We are committed to conducting our business in a manner that is as open and transparent as possible.
Recovery
Recycle
Regulation & Guidance
Strategy & Legislation
Waste Policy Tracker
Ahead of the development of a new Waste Management Strategy, DAERA has published a Waste Policy Tracker to act as a ‘one stop shop’ for stakeholders and members of the public to stay informed of the Department’s ongoing waste policy developments. The page contains a timeline that shows the next significant developments at a glance, and links to detailed updates on individual policies within the Tracker.