Publications

A range of waste-related publications produced by the Waste Management and Contaminated Land Unit and the Environmental Policy Unit can be downloaded from this section of the site.

Publications & Reports

Biodegradable Waste Strategy for Northern Ireland (Draft) (pdf 1.83 MB)

Waste Management Strategy for Northern Ireland (2000) ( pdf 2.26 MB)

Guidelines for Company Reporting on Waste (pdf 648 KB )

BPEO - Decision Makers' Guide (pdf 458 KB)

Municipal Waste Data Monitoring & Reporting: Interim Guidelines (pdf 203 KB)

Interim Needs for Landfill Capacity (EIC) Report 2003-2007 (pdf 4.71 MB)

Wake up to Waste Phase1: Evaluation Report (June 2002) (pdf 765 KB)

Wake up to Waste Phase II: Evaluation Report (Sept 2003) (pdf 250 KB)

Wake up to Waste Phase II: Activities Summary (Sept 2003) (pdf 548 KB)

Report by the Interagency Working Group on Bonfires (May 2004) (pdf 533 KB)

Bonfires Advisory Leaflet (May 2004) (pdf 213 KB)

NILAS Annual Report 2005/06 (pdf 304KB)

Interim Guidance on Landfill Closure Capping and Restoration April 2007 (pdf 85.7KB)

Consultation Documents

Consultation Paper on the Financial Provision of Waste Facilities in Northern Ireland (pdf 426 KB)

Consultation Paper on Implementation of Council Directive 2000/76/EC on the Incineration of Waste (pdf 2.09 MB)

The Duty Of Care - Consultation Document (pdf 249 KB))

Waste Management: The Duty of Care - A Code of Practice (pdf 177 KB)

Recovery and Recycling Targets for Packaging Waste in 2002 - Consultation Paper (pdf 284 KB)

Towards Resource Management (pdf 994 KB)

List of summary questions which appear throughout the consultation paper (pdf 112 KB)

Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the Waste and Contaminated Land (NI) Order 1997 (pdf 35 KB)

Waste Data Surveys

Waste Arisings Survey for Northern Ireland (1999 - 2000) - A Summary Report (pdf 747 KB)

Industrial and Commercial Waste Arisings Survey for Northern Ireland 2000 - Survey Report (pdf 1.55 MB)

Northern Ireland End of Life Vehicle Survey 2000 - Executive Summary (pdf 30 KB)

Northern Ireland Used Tyre Survey 2000 - Executive Summary (pdf 38.7 KB)

Municipal Waste Arisings Survey for Northern Ireland 2001 - Executive Summary (pdf 30.3 KB)

Construction and Demolition Waste Survey in Northern Ireland for 2001 - Survey Report (pdf 627 KB)

Northern Ireland Construction and Demolition Waste Survey 2001 Executive Summary (pdf 39.8 KB)

Northern Ireland Waste Contractors Survey 2001 - Executive Summary (pdf 30 KB)

Northern Ireland Waste Electrical and Electronic (WEEE) Survey 2001 Executive Summary (pdf 23 KB)

Industrial and Commercial Waste Production in Northern Ireland 2002 - Executive Summary (pdf 20.5 KB)

Industrial and Commercial Waste Production in Northern Ireland 2002 - Survey Report (pdf 1.39 MB)

Municipal Waste Management for Northern Ireland - 2004/05 Summary Report (pdf 41.2KB)

Survey of Arisings and Use of Construction, Demolition and Excavation Waste as Aggregate in NI for 04/05 & 05/06 ( pdf 664 KB)

External link to WasteDataFlow website

Municipal Waste Management Report 2005/06(pdf 2,726,096 KB)

Commercial and Industrial Waste Arisings Survey 2004/05(PDF1,290,955KB)

Commercial and Industrial Waste Arisings Survey 2004/05 - Appendices(pdf6,340,074)

Municipal Waste Data April-June 07(xls 161KB)

Municipal Waste Data July-September 07 (.xls 156KB)

Municipal Waste Management 2006-07 Key Figures (pdf 99KB)

Municipal Waste Management Report 2006/07 (pdf 1MB)

Annual NILAS Report 2006-07 (pdf 389KB)

Northern Ireland Waste Compositional Study 2007/08 Executive Summary (pdf 52KB)

Northen Ireland Waste Compositional Study 2007/08 Full Report (pdf 1.2MB)

Fact Sheets

Wake up to Waste Fact Sheets

Facts for Kids

Waste Facts for Business