Laois County Council regulates air emissions from industrial plants such as bitumen plants and small thermal plants to ensure the emissions are safe and comply with regulations.
Industrial plants that release emissions into the atmosphere such as bitumen plants and small scale thermal plants must apply to the local authority for a licence.
Businesses who use solvents in their work such as dry cleaning, printing, surface coating and pharmaceutical must apply to the local authority for an organic solvents vapour emissions certificate.
Laois County Council regulate the storage, distribution, sale and supply of low smoke coal and regulate the use of smoky coal and may designate areas as low smoke zones.
