Waste Management & Environmental Law

Experienced Legal Advisors To Waste Management Contractors

Securing your legal obligations to protect the environment

All businesses in Northern Ireland have a duty of care to comply with the challenges of increasing EU waste management targets. Failure to comply can lead to fines, imprisonment or both. Sectors such as building contractors, councils, farmers and industry are particularly vulnerable due to their significant waste output.

Every year in Northern Ireland, households produce approximately 1½ tonnes of waste. Businesses generate around twice this amount.

To combat the increasing problem of waste management, and in line with the majority of EU countries, Northern Ireland has developed a waste management strategy to comply with additional directives.

The Waste & Contamination Land (NI) Order 1997 provides the basis for our waste management law.

All businesses in Northern Ireland have a legal duty of care to comply with the challenges of increasing EU waste management targets. The DoE had increased the local resources necessary to identify non-compliance from businesses and public sector bodies. Failure to comply can lead to fines, imprisonment or both.

Astute businesses and organisations need to be aware of their legal obligations in relation to waste management and demonstrate an ongoing commitment to prevention measures.


Our extensive and specialist experience in this area of the law will offer you significant benefits in the areas of:

• Strategic, comprehensive and timely guidance on your corporate responsibilities in relation to waste management
• Your legal compliance issues, including your obligations under the Duty of Care Procedure
• Your options for legal waste disposal measures
• Handling commercial litigation and environmental disputes
• Representation at Court in relation to prosecutions
• How you can take advantage of incentives for implementing preventative measures
• If you require advice and guidance on any of these issues or would like to discuss how a particular element of this area of the law applies to your business, contact one of the team today.

Belfast Office
Cormac Fitzpatrick on 028 9032 7388 or email belfast@cfs-law.com

Londonderry Office
Ciaran Hampson on 028 7137 2660 or email derry@cfs-law.com