3 landfills in Ireland are accepting municipal waste in 2021, compared with 21 a decade earlier
Number of Operational Municipal Waste Landfills and Incinerators
Operational municipal landfills in 2020
| Authorisation number | Facility name and location | Waste for disposal (maximum tonnes per annum) | Waste types for disposal (maximum tonnes per annum)1 | Waste types for recovery (maximum tonnes per annum)1 |
| W0146 | Knockharley Landfill Co. Meath | 175,000 | 100,000 household 45,000 commercial 30,000 industrial | 25,000 construction & demolition 70,000 inert waste |
| W0165 | Ballynagran Residual Landfill Co. Wicklow | 175,000 | 62,500 household 67,500 commercial 45,000 industrial | 28,000 construction & demolition |
| W0201 | Drehid Waste Management Facility Co. Kildare | 120,000 | 120,000 non-hazardous municipal, commercial and industrial wastes | No limit for inert waste where used in landfill engineering |
| Total | 470,000 |
Knockharley Landfill
https://epawebapp.epa.ie/terminalfour/ippc/ippc-view.jsp?regno=W0146-04
Ballynagran Landfill
https://epawebapp.epa.ie/terminalfour/ippc/ippc-view.jsp?regno=W0165-02
Drehid Waste Management Facility
https://epawebapp.epa.ie/terminalfour/ippc/ippc-view.jsp?regno=W0201-03
Authorised waste to energy capacity, 2019
| Authorised waste to energy capacity in Ireland | Authorisation Number | Maximum waste acceptance limit per year (tonnes) |
Incineration | ||
| Indaver Ireland Ltd. | W0167 | 235,000 |
| Dublin Waste to Energy Ltd. | W0232 | 600,000 |
Co-incineration | ||
| Lagan Cement | P0487 | 95,000 |
| Irish Cement Ltd. | P0030 | 120,000 |
| Quinn Cement Ltd. | P0378 | 127,875 |
Total | 1,177,875 |
Composting and anaerobic digestion capacity, by facility, 2019
| Facility Name | Authorisation number | Composting activity | Anaerobic digestion activity | Biostabilisation of organic fines | Location | Maximum annual intake (tonnes per annum) under authorisation |
| Athchursáil Árann Teoranta | COMP-19 | Yes | No | No | Co. Galway | 60 |
| Bord na Móna PLC Kilberry Compost Facility | W0198 | Yes | No | No | Co. Kildare | 96,000 |
| Bord Na Móna PLC (Drehid Landfill) | W0201 | Yes | No | Yes | Co. Kildare | 25,000 |
| Bruscar Bhearna Teoranta t/a Barna Waste | W0106 | Yes | No | No | Co. Galway | 40,000 |
| Clare County Council Central Waste Management Facility | W0109 | Yes | No | No | Co. Clare | 2,000 |
| Cleary Compost and Shredding Ltd | WFP-KE-10-0064-01 | Yes | No | No | Co. Kildare | 10,000 |
| Cremin’s Farm Compost Ltd | WFP/L/2018/23A/R9 | Yes | No | No | Co. Limerick | 10,000 |
| Crystalhill Inn | WFP-KK-16-0001-01 | Yes | No | No | Co. Kilkenny | 10,000 |
| CTO Environmental Solutions Ltd | WFP-CK-09-0018-03 | Yes | No | No | Co. Cork | 10,000 |
| Enrich Environmental Ltd | P1013 | Yes | No | Yes | Co. Meath | 50,000 |
| Enviro Grind Ltd | WFP-DL-17-004-05 | Yes | No | No | Co. Donegal | 10,000 |
| Garden Waste Recycling Ltd | WFP-KE-19-0095-01 | Yes | No | No | Co. Kildare | 4,000 |
| Kings Tree Services Ltd t/a Greenking Composting Ltd | W0218 | Yes | No | No | Co. Wicklow | 40,000 |
| Limerick City and County Council (Mungret Facility) | R02188 | Yes | No | No | Co. Limerick | 5,000 |
| Louth County Council Dundalk Landfill | W0034 | Yes | No | No | Co. Louth | 4,000 |
| M & T Plant Hire Ltd | WFP-WX-17-0129-01 | Yes | No | No | Co. Wexford | 10,000 |
| Michael Dolan t/a Johnstown Recycling | WFP-WM-2015-001 | Yes | No | No | Co. Westmeath | 3,000 |
| Molaisin Compost Ltd | W0245 | Yes | No | No | Co. Waterford | 20,000 |
| Ormonde Organics | W0287 | Yes | Yes | No | Co. Waterford | 40,000 |
| O’Toole Composting | W0284-01 | Yes | No | No | Co. Carlow | 40,000 |
| Padraig Thornton Waste Disposal Limited t/a Thorntons Recycling | W0195 | Yes | No | No | Co. Meath | 40,000 |
| Shane Thornton | WFP-MH-14-0007-02 | Yes | No | No | Co. Meath | 10,000 |
| Sligo County Council – Young’s Quarry | R1474 | Yes | No | No | Co. Sligo | |
| Starrus Eco Holdings Ltd | W0249 | Yes | No | No | Co. Tipperary | 45,000 |
| Waddock Composting Facility Ltd | P1009 | Yes | No | No | Co. Carlow | 24,900 |
| Ballyshannon Recycling Ltd | WFP-WX-15-0084-02 | No | Yes | No | Co. Wexford | 10,000 |
| BioCore Environmental AD1 Ltd | WFP-RN-11-0002-02 | No | Yes | No | Co. Roscommon | 10,000 |
| Bio-Energy and Organic Fertiliser Services (BEOFS) | WFP–KK–14–0010-02 | No | Yes | No | Co. Kilkenny | 10,000 |
| H&L Environmental Services Ltd | WFP-T-12-0003-02 | No | Yes | No | Co. Tipperary | 30,000 |
| McDonnell Farms Biogas Ltd t/a GreenGas AD Plant | WFP/L/2017/50/R4/T1 | No | Yes | No | Co. Limerick | 10,000 |
| McGill Environmental Systems (Ireland) Ltd (Glenville Facility) | W0180 | No | No | Yes | Co. Cork | 20,800 |
| Miltown Composting Systems Ltd | W0270-01 | No | No | Yes | Co. Tipperary | 24,500 |
| OD Agri Ltd t/a OD Recycling | WFP-TS-10-0002-05 | No | No | Yes | Co. Tipperary | 23,400 |