European Recycling Platform DAC

Lobbying Organisation European Recycling Platform DAC

Date published 21 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Presented suggestions for consideration by the Department in advance of the Renewal of Approval pursuant to the European Union (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2015 – 2020 (the “WEEE Regulations”)

Intended results ERP contacted Minister Alan Kelly and Principal Officer, Philip Nugent requesting that they consider implementing the findings of the Producer Responsibility Initiative (PRI) Review as part of the new permit approvals. Specifically ERP would like to see the historical environmental management costs (EMC) reserves held by each compliance scheme balanced to reflect producers moving between the schemes and ERP’s increase in market share since 2005; That the new permit addresses the fact that there is considerably more historical WEEE in Ireland than was estimated in the early years of the system.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Martin Tobin, CEO, ERP Ireland

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

Email (2-5)

Follow up emails.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Alan Kelly Minister (Department of Environment, Community and Local Government)