TransFrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations Enforcement

The National TransFrontier Shipments Office in Dublin City Council regulates the exporting, importing and transporting of waste shipments on behalf of all local authorities.

Purpose of the TransFrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations

The purpose of these Regulations is to streamline the administration of the Transfrontier Shipment of Waste legislation in Ireland so as to provide a better and more consistent level of implementation generally. 

Designated authoirty responsible for the implementation of the waste shipments regulation 

Under the Waste Management (Shipments of Waste) Regulations 2007, Dublin City Council is nominated as the competent authority of dispatch in respect of the export of waste, the competent authority of destination in respect of the import of waste, and the competent authority of transit in respect of any waste shipments transiting through the Irish State. The National TFS Office (NTFSO) was established within Dublin City Council to administer and enforce the provisions of the WSR. It is based a

National Transfrontier Shipment Office Floor 2, 

Block B Blackhall Walk 

Smithfield 

Dublin 7 D07 ENC4

Email: nationaltfs@dublincity.ie 

Ph: +353 1 222 4700 

Fax: + 353 1 411 3452