Cre- Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Association of Ireland (Cre- Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Association of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Cre- Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Association of Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 May. 2022 to 31 Aug. 2022

Specific Details Visit to the Envirogrind composting site in Pettigo, Donegal to show the industrial scale composting process and the level of contamination in food waste.

Intended results To explain the issue of contamination in food waste collection and to show how large scale composting operates. To explain how anaerobic digestion process operates.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Percy Foster, Martin Eves, Mary Coughlan

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting held at Envirogrind, Pettigo, Donegal

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.

Ossian Smyth Minister of State (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)