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5361- Kilmainhamwood Compost Facility Extension- EIS
with the resultant generation of additional biowaste which will require biological treatment. It should also
be noted that, as recognised by the EPA, the source separation, collection and treatment of biowaste
alone will not be sufficient to meet the looming landfill diversion targets. Biological treatment of the
organic fraction within residual waste (black/grey bin content) or thermal treatment of residual waste will
also be necessary going forward.
The proposed Kilmainhamwood Compost facility extension is regarded as fundamental infrastructure,
required for Ireland to fulfil the requirements of the Landfill Directive.
The 2008 EPA National Waste Report (NWR) report states that Ireland landfilled 1,196,044 tonnes of
biodegradable waste in 2008, which is 280,000 tonnes adrift of the stated first EU obligation due to be
achieved by July 2010. The NWR 2008 data suggests that municipal waste generation (and household
waste) is down 5% on previous years, and the tonnage consigned to landfill is down 1% on previous
years.
The Economic and Social Research Institute, with financial support from the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), has developed a Sustainable Development Research Model for Ireland entitled ISus.
This model used an environmental input-output model to forecast emissions, waste and water use out
to 2020. The ISus model predicts further reductions in waste generation until 2011/2012, and shows
that waste generation will increase again after this period. Reference will be made to the ISus model in
the following sections.
Household Biowaste in the North East Region
The NWR 2008 shows that 166,291 tonnes of household waste was generated in the North East
Region in 2008. It was forecasted in the North East Waste Management Plan 2005-2010 that the level
of household waste generated in the region will be in excess of 200,000 tonnes by 2010. However as
these figures were calculated in 2004 they need to be updated to reflect the economic changes which
have taken place in the last number of years. The following data sources and assumptions have been
used to generate estimated future household biowaste arisings for the North East Region, from the
baseline tonnage of 166,291 tonnes of household waste in 2008.
Data sources include;
• Figures outlined in the NWR’s for 2005-2008
• Predicted figures for Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMW) set out in the ISus model
Assumptions include;
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• All urban areas will have a source separated collection scheme for biowaste;
• 43% of population live in urban areas (as per the North East Waste Management Plan 2005-
2010) and therefore 43% of waste will arise in urban areas;
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