Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 366: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she is satisfied with the farm plastic collection system; if all farm plastic is being collected and recycled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29296/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The disposal of waste materials generally is covered by the Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2005, which apply to all sectors of society including the agricultural sector, and is a matter for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

Under the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001, manufacturers and importers of farm plastics, that is silage bale wrap and sheeting, are required to take steps to recover farm plastics waste which they have placed on the market or alternatively to contribute to and participate in compliance schemes to recover the waste in question. The approved body in Ireland for the purposes of implementing a compliance scheme for the recovery of farm plastics waste is the Irish Farm Film Producers Group. My Department has no involvement in the running of the IFFPG scheme.