Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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713. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the closure of workplaces has led to an increase in the production of non-recyclable waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7220/20]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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In an effort to ensure that all waste collections, both household and commercial, continue during the Covid-19 pandemic my Department established a Covid-19 High Level Waste Advisory Group consisting of key stakeholders from industry, the local authority sector and regulatory bodies. This Group, in cooperation with all elements of the waste industry, has helped to ensure that there have been no interruptions to waste collection services to date.

Due to the measures introduced to limit the spread of the virus there has been a significant increase in the volume of household waste arising; this has been offset by decreases in the volume of commercial waste generated.

The Regional Waste Management Planning Offices report that volumes of non-recycled waste managed by the sector continue to be broadly in line with expectations.