Current Consultations and Enquiries
CIWM likes to respond, as best it can, to all consultations - therefore input from members is vital. If you would like to submit a response to any consultation below please send your comments to the Policy and Technical Team on technical@ciwm.co.uk at least one week before the closing date of the consultation.
New consultations and closing date reminders are always posted on the Member Newsletter (previously known as News Online and is the weekly Technical Newsletter exclusive to CIWM members), this page shows the list of consolidated UK wide consultations that CIWM are aware of, however, CIWM will not necessarily be responding to every consultation in this list.
Responses to past consultations can be viewed using the links in the box on the right of this page. If you require any further information please contact the Technical Team.
Current consultations awaiting response:
Climate Change Action Plan 2024 for Ireland - due 5 April 2024
The draft Plan, which was prepared in accordance with the Climate and Low Carbon Development Act 2015-2021, and approved by Government in December 2023, sets out the key actions and measures to support the delivery of Ireland’s emissions reduction targets and overall climate objectives.
Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018: Proposed types of authorisation for Waste, Water and Industrial activities - due 12 April 2024
The aim of these Regulations is to provide a standardised, simplified, common framework for environmental authorisations in Scotland, known as an Integrated Authorisation Framework (IAF).
DAERA would now like to hear your views on proposals aimed at improving the quality and quantity of household and non-household municipal recycling, how to improve reductions in food waste, how to cut landfill rates and how to get businesses on board to increase recycling rates. The aim of this consultation is to bring forward new policy options for the DAERA Minister to consider.