Plastic Bag Environmental Levy
PLASTIC BAG LEVY INCREASE SUNDAY 1 JULY 2007
The Waste Management (Environmental Levy) (Plastic Bag) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2007 – S.I. No. 167 of 2007 have been made by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government to increase the Environmental Levy on Plastic Bags.
- The Levy increased to 22 cent on Sunday 1 July 2007
The Plastic Bag Environmental Levy is a charge on plastic shopping bags that was introduced throughout Ireland on 4th March 2002. The charge applies at the point of sale in shops, supermarkets, service stations and all sales outlets. Retailers must pass on the full amount of the levy as a charge to customers at the checkout. The charge for your plastic shopping bag will be itemised on all invoices, receipts or dockets issued to customers.
Revenue generated from the Plastic Bag Environmental Levy go into the new Environmental Fund. This fund is used to support waste management, litter and other environmental initiatives. Receipts collected by the Revenue Commissioners up to end of June 2007 have realised almost €79.7 million.
Further details also available on www.environ.ie or from the Waste Enforcement Office of Fingal County Council at Ph. 8905013; e-mail: envserv@fingalcoco.ie.
Retailers are required to comply with the law and charge for plastic bags where appropriate. Fingal County Council will be monitoring the implementation of the regulation and
If you wish to complain about a retailer who is not charging the new levy for plastic bags, you should contact the Waste Enforcement Office of Fingal County Council at Ph. 8905013 or e-mail: envserv@fingalcoco.ie.
Complaints about breaches of the law
Retailers are required to comply with the law and charge for plastic bags where appropriate. If you wish to complain about a retailer who is not charging for plastic bags, you should contact the Waste Enforcement Office of Fingal County Council at Ph. 8905013; e-mail: envserv@fingalcoco.ie.
You should make your complaint in writing, clearly identifying the name and address of the retailer, the instances where plastic bags being issued without charge, etc. Remember to include your own contact details so we can verify your information. All information regarding your complaint is confidential and your personal details will not be passed to the retailer.
Following receipt of your complaint, Fingal County Council will send an inspector to the retailer's premises. The inspector will purchase an item and request an itemised receipt. If the plastic bag levy does not appear on the receipt Fingal County Council has two options. They may choose to issue a warning to the retailer and a reminder about the levy. Or, they may choose to initiate legal proceedings against the retailer. It is a matter for Fingal County Council to decide how they will proceed.
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