Seanad debates
Thursday, 7 July 2022
Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages
9:30 am
Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I move amendment No. 64:
In page 25, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: "Ban on dumping of new non-food products
16.(1) Producers, importers and distributors of new non-food products intended for sale are required to reuse them by donating such products to charities, NGOs, secondhand shops, or social enterprises, as may be defined in regulation by the Minister.
(2) In this section, "non-food products" may be defined in regulation by the Minister and shall include but not be limited to the following:(a) electronic products;(3) The obligations outlined in subsection (1)shall not apply to products whose reuse and recycling involves serious risk to health or safety, whose disposal is prescribed, or whose material recovery is prohibited.
(b) textiles, clothes and shoes;
(c) furniture;
(d) ink cartridges;
(e) hygiene products;
(f) food preservation and cooking equipment;
(g) leisure products;
(h) books and school equipment.
(4) Any person or entity who disposes of new non-food products contrary to subsection (1)shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €3,000 in respect of each such offence by such person or entity.".
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