About Us

The Environment Section has responsibility for a range of environmental issues.

These include:

• Aarhus Convention: National Implementation Report.
• Climate Action across Louth.
• Conservation of our natural habitats and ecosystems.
• Creating and implementing a greener and cleaner environment for Louth.
• Encouraging litter control through both education and enforcement.
• Implementing measures to achieve targets set out in Ireland's Climate Action Plan (2019 -2024).
• Implementing regulations to control waste streams, including waste tyres, end of life vehicle's, waste electronic and electrical equipment, farm plastics and food waste.
• Permitting waste facilities and waste collectors.
• Promotion of recycling and responsible waste disposal.
• Promotion of waste reduction and regulation.
• Protection of surface waters and ground waters from pollution.
• Resolving and responding to environmental complaints and issues.
• Waste Management.