On-farm green waste burning allowed as final measure until 2023

Exemption in waste management legislation will allow farmers, as a last resort and when no alternatives are available, to dispose of green waste generated by agricultural practices, by burning

Provision for the burning of waste relates solely to material consisting of uncontaminated wood, trees, tree trimmings, leaves, brush, or other similar waste generated by agricultural practices. File picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

The Waste Management (Prohibition of Waste Disposal by Burning) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 extended to December 31, 2022, the provision for the burning, as a final measure, of permitted green waste generated by agricultural practices.

With much confusion over the legality of burning green waste (for example, hedgerow material cut in the permitted period from September 1 to February 28), there was welcome clarification recently of the legal position.