District councils in Northern Ireland are required to report data on municipal waste arisings on a quarterly basis as per Regulation 10 (5) of the Landfill Allowances Scheme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004. The data for each quarter must be submitted to the Monitoring Authority (NIEA) within 2 months after the relevant quarter ends. District councils must submit their data via the WasteDataFlow (WDF) system. WDF is a web based system, initially developed by The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (www.wastedataflow.org ). Launched in 2004, WDF is now owned, operated, and managed by Defra in partnership with the UK’s devolved administrations through an Operational Group, and Programme Management Board. Northern Ireland district councils began formally reporting municipal waste data via WDF from May 2005 for data arising post January 2005.

WasteDataFlow Operational Group Meetings

September 2006(.PDF 42Kb)

December 2006(.PDf 40Kb)

March 2007(.PDF 56Kb)

September 2007(.PDF 25Kb)

December 2007(.PDF 30Kb)

March 2008(.PDF 33Kb)

June 2008(.PDF 30Kb)

September 2008(.PDF 19Kb)

December 2008(.PDF 13kb)

WasteDataFlow Northern Ireland User Group Meetings

July 2007(.PDF 61Kb)

September 2007(.PDF 161Kb)

January 2008(.PDF 167Kb)

May 2008(.PDF 76Kb)

September 2008 (PDF 92KB)

Allocating Authority

Planning and Environmental Policy Group (PEPG) of the Department of Environment (Northern Ireland) are the Allocating Authority for the Northern Ireland Landfill Allowance Scheme (NILAS). The primary role of the Allocating Authority is to allocate allowances to district councils in accordance with section 4 of the Waste and Emissions (WET) Act 2003. In addition the Allocating Authority will also oversee the operation of the scheme.

Planning and Environmental Policy Group

Waste Management Groups

In Northern Ireland twenty six councils have formed into three regional waste management groups for the delivery and development of waste management infrastructure to meet waste management strategy objectives.

arc21

Comprises Antrim Borough Council; Ards Borough Council; Ballymena Borough Council; Belfast City Council; Carrickfergus Borough Council; Castlereagh Borough Council; Down District Council; Larne Borough Council; Lisburn City Council; Newtownabbey Borough Council, and North Down Borough Council.

www.arc21.org.uk

North West Regional Waste Management Group (NWRMWG)

Comprises Ballymoney Borough Council; Coleraine Borough Council; Derry City Council; Limavady Borough Council; Magherafelt District Council; Moyle District Council; and Strabane District Council.

www.northwestwasteplan.org.uk

Southern Waste Management Partnership (SWaMP2008)

Comprises Armagh City & District Council; Banbridge District Council; Cookstown District Council; Craigavon Borough Council; Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council; Fermanagh District Council; Newry & Mourne District Council and Omagh District Council.