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:

Rethinking Our Resources: Measures for Climate Action and a Circular Economy in Northern Ireland - due 30 May 2024

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.

Charge proposals for materials facilties - due 5 June 2024

This Environment Agency consultation sets out our charges proposals for materials facilities operations at waste permitted sites. The Environment Agency propose to amend the additional subsistence charge for materials facilities operations, so it better reflects costs of regulatory activity.