How will all of this operate? In County Mayo there are a number of private operators which, with the local authority, collect waste, some of which is recycled. From the two facilities in the county the following material was recycled: 100 tonnes of paper; 40 tonnes of glass; seven tonnes of plastic; three tonnes of tetrapak; 800 batteries; one tonne of household batteries; 5,000 litres of motor oil; seven tonnes of clothing; one tonne of aluminium cans; one tonne of steel food cans; 32 tonnes of timber; 60 tonnes of scrap metal; 44 tonnes of white goods; 800 fluorescent lamps; three tonnes of window glass; and three tonnes of paint. The Minister's proposals suggest all of this will be incinerated in future.