Reminder regarding remaining dates for the 2026 Farm Hazardous Waste Collection Days

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in conjunction with the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment and stakeholders have organised six Hazardous Waste Collection days to take place in six regions across the country.

This initiative continues the implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) National Hazardous Waste Management Plan (NHWMP) 2021-2027. The 2026 collections build on the success of the 2025 collection days, which removed 207,000 kg of hazardous waste.

The Department wishes to remind individuals of the following:

• Collections will take place between 9am - 5pm each day, and a herd number or equivalent Department registration will be required.
• Waste must not be dropped off prior to the collection.
• All waste must be appropriately segregated prior to attending the collection and will remain the responsibility of the individual until it has been officially accepted by the waste company.
• All waste must be identifiable and must be transported in a safe manner to the collection. Mixed or unidentifiable waste cannot be accepted.
• Needles, syringes and other sharps must be in a separate sealed container.
• Anonymous surveys will also be conducted on the day to gather some information on the collections.

Details are available on the Gov.ie website and any queries can be directed to pesticideregister@agriculture.gov.ie or by phone on 01 615 7552.

Farmers across all farm enterprises are encouraged to avail of this service at one of the five remaining collection days for 2026