Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 July 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Circular Economy as it relates to the Waste Sector: Discussion.

11:00 am

Mr. Conor Walsh:

We do not represent all waste operators, no. There are a few collecting household waste that are not members of our association. The consolidation, from the point of view of the IWMA, means when members consolidate, we get at less fees. They pay one membership rather than two. We have seen it. We have 72 or 73 companies and 63 members. That shows that ten have been consolidated into others. That covers a broad area. There are only approximately 25 operators collecting household waste in the country. Our other members are doing a lot of other things.