Waste and Recycling

Popular Requests

Gortadroma Waste & Recycling Centre

Limerick Civic Amenity Centres

Household Waste Collection Subsidy Scheme (Bin Waiver)

  • Extractive Waste Management

    Extractive waste means waste from the extractive industries, which is waste resulting from the prospecting, extraction, treatment and storage of mineral resources.

  • Gortadroma Waste & Recycling Centre

    Gortadroma Landfill site closed in 2014. However, a waste and recycling centre is in operation at Gortadroma Landfill site.

  • Hazardous Waste

    Dublin City Council, National TFS Office is the sole authority for the administration of hazardous waste movements within Ireland.  Visit 

  • Household Waste Collection Subsidy Scheme (Bin Waiver)

    Please note that the provision of a Household Waste Collection Subsidy Scheme 2026 is to be decided at the Statutory Budget Meeting of Limerick City and County Council. This meeting is scheduled to be held on Friday 21 November 2025.

  • Limerick Civic Amenity Centres

    Limerick City and County Council own three Civic Amenity Centres in Limerick which are operated under contract.

  • Managing Waste at Home

    Limerick City and County Council is committed to promoting positive action on waste management.

  • National Waste Collection Permits

    Waste collection permit applications and applications for review of waste collection permits are processed by the National Waste Collection Permit Office (NWCPO).

  • Packaging Regulations

    The European Union (Packaging) Regulations 2014 are designed to promote the recovery of packaging waste by imposing recycling obligations on commercial suppliers who place packaging or packaged products onto the Irish market.

  • Repair My Stuff

    For many, purchasing a new pc or new washing machine when an old one breaks is the norm. However, repair and reuse is often a cheaper and most certainly a more environmentally sustainable option.

  • Segregation, Storage and Presentation of Household and Commercial Waste Bye Laws

    At its Meeting held on the 28th January 2019, Limerick City and County Council adopted the City and County of Limerick (Segregation, Storage and Presentation of Household and Commercial Waste) Bye-Laws 2019.

  • Southern Waste Region

    Limerick City and County Council is part of the Southern Waste Region. In May 2015, the Southern Region Waste Management Plan 2015-2021 was launched along with the associated Natura Impact Report and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Statement.

  • Waste Collection Permits

    Any person who proposes to collect waste for the purposes of reward, with a view to profit or otherwise in the course of business, is required to hold a Waste Collection Permit (Section 34, Waste Management Act, 1996).

  • Waste Facility Permits and Certificates of Registration

    Local authorities issue authorisations for various waste related activities. These activities vary from importation of waste soils and rubble to raise the level of lands, to vehicle dismantling.

  • Waste Management Sewage Sludge Regulations Authorisations

    These Regulations provide for the registration and regulation of sewage sludge facilities in order to meet the requirements of the Waste Framework Directive.

  • Waste WEEE and Batteries

    Waste WEEE is anything powered by a battery or a plug.