Ireland's State of the Environment Report 2024

434 Chapter 15: Circular Economy and Waste EC, 2020. Communication from the Commission ‘A new circular economy action plan for a cleaner and more competitive Europe’. European Commission. COM(2020) 98 final, 11.3.2020, Brussels. EC, 2021. The European Green Deal. European Commission. commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/ priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en (accessed 7 March 2022) EPA, 2021a. The Circular Economy Programme 2021– 2027: The Driving Force for Ireland’s Move to a Circular Economy . Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland. www.epa.ie/publications/circular-economy/resources/the- circular-economy-programme-2021-2027.php (accessed 22 February 2024). EPA, 2021b. Best Practice Guidelines for the Preparation of Resource & Waste Management Plans for Construction & Demolition Projects . Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland. www.epa.ie/publications/circular-economy/ resources/CDWasteGuidelines.pdf (accessed 1 July 2024). EPA, 2021c. Beyond compliance. Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland. www.epa.ie/our-services/ compliance--enforcement/whats-happening/beyond- compliance/ (accessed 18 December 2023). EPA, 2022. Green Public Procurement: Monitoring and Reporting by Government Departments – 2020 Reference Year. Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland. www.epa.ie/publications/circular-economy/resources/ green-public-procurement-monitoring-and-reporting-by- government-departments-.php (accessed 21 February 2024). EPA, 2023a. 2022 Household Municipal Waste Characterisation . Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland. www.epa.ie/publications/monitoring-- assessment/waste/national-waste-statistics/2022- Household-Municipal-Waste-Characterisation-Booklet.pdf (accessed 14 June 2024). EPA, 2023b. Circular Economy and Waste Statistics Highlights Report 2021 . Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland. www.epa.ie/publications/monitoring- -assessment/waste/national-waste-statistics/circular- economy-and-waste-statistics-highlights-report-2021 (accessed 4 July 2024). EPA, 2023c. Focus on Local Authority Environmental Enforcement: Performance Report 2022 . Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland. www.epa.ie/publications/ compliance--enforcement/public-authorities/focus-on- local-authority-environmental-enforcement-performance- report-2022.php (accessed 14 June 2023). EPA, 2023d. Green Public Procurement, Monitoring and Reporting by Government Departments – 2021 Reference Year . Environmental Protection Agency. www.epa.ie/ publications/circular-economy/resources/green-public- procurement-monitoring-and-reporting-by-government- departments-.php (accessed 21 February 2024). EPA, 2024. Green Public Procurement: Monitoring and Reporting by Government Departments – 2022 Reference Year . Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland. www.epa.ie/publications/circular-economy/ resources/gpp-monitoring--reporting-by-gov-depts-2022. php (accessed 7 May 2024). European Parliament, 2023. Circular economy: definition, importance and benefits. www.europarl.europa.eu/ topics/en/article/20151201STO05603/circular-economy- definition-importance-and-benefits (accessed 5 December 2023). McCarthy et al, 2024. A Critical Analysis of Ireland’s Circular Material Use Rate . EPA Research Report. www.epa.ie/publications/research/circular-economy/ research-458-a-critical-analysis-of-irelands-circular- material-use-rate-cair.php (accessed 01 August 2024). NTMA, 2022. NewERA Climate Action Plan 2021 Action 55: Framework for the Commercial Semi-State Sector to Address Climate Action Objectives . National Treasury Management Agency. www.ntma.ie/uploads/publication- articles/Climate-Action-Framework-for-CSS-Sector.pdf (accessed 12 December 2023). OECD, 2021. OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Ireland 2021 . Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. www.oecd.org/ireland/ oecd-environmental-performance-reviews-ireland-2021- 9ef10b4f-en.htm (accessed 19 June 2024). OECD, 2022. The Circular Economy in Ireland. OECD Urban Studies, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. doi.org/10.1787/7d25e0bb-en OECD, 2023. OECD Economic Outlook Volume 2023 Issue 1: Ireland. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/ce188438- en/1/3/3/25/index.html?itemId=/content/publication/ ce188438-en&_csp_=f8e326092da6dbbbef8fbfa1b 8ad3d52&itemIGO=oecd&itemContentType=book (accessed 14 December 2023). UN, 2020. The 17 goals. United Nations. sdgs.un.org/ goals (accessed 14 June 2024). UNEP, 2019. Global Resources Outlook 2019: Natural Resources for the Future We Want . United Nations Environment Programme, International Resource Panel. www.resourcepanel.org/sites/default/files/documents/ document/media/unep_252_global_resource_ outlook_2019_web.pdf (accessed 22 February 2024).