Waste Facility Permits & Certificates of Registration are issued by Roscommon County Council under the Waste Management (Facility Permit & Registration) Regulations 2007 as amended. They may be issued to persons who wish to undertake certain waste activities within the County.

Waste Facility Permits & Certificates of Registration are required for the following waste activities to include facilities for accepting and / or processing wastes such as:

•  the reception, storage and recovery of waste vehicles and immobilised vehicles

• the reception, storage and recovery of scrap metal

• recovery of excavated material (soil & stone)

• reception, storage and recovery of demolition waste

• reception, storage and biological treatment of biowaste

• the reception, temporary storage and recovery of used batteries

• reception, storage and recovery of waste tyres

• the storage , treatment and/or recovery of electrical items

• reception, temporary storage and recovery of used batteries

Typical activities that require a Waste Facility Permit / Certificate of Registration are:

• The deposition of soil and stone to raise a site or improve the agricultural benefit of lands

• Car Dismantling Facilities

There is an onus on people to ensure that their waste is only deposited at authorised facilities and it should be noted that it is an offence to deposit waste at a facility that does not have a current and relevant Waste Facility Permit/Certificate of Registration (or a Waste Licence issued by the Environmental Protection Agency).

A list of authorised facilities can be accessed at http://facilityregister.nwcpo.ie  

Applications Forms can be downloaded here (please click the Environment to access the forms) on this website. Alternatively, contact the Environment Office on 090-6637100 or email environment@roscommoncoco.ie for further information. It is recommended that pre-application consultations or discussions with Roscommon County Council are undertaken before a formal submission of an application is made.