# plastic
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Last year
2023
driving for change
Physical driving licence could become 'history' as EU proposes digital option
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33.8k
Mar 1st 2023, 3:47 PM
plastic waste
England to ban single-use plastic cutlery and plates two years after EU
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10.0k
Jan 9th 2023, 3:50 PM
All time
Recyling
Deposit-return scheme on bottles and cans to start rolling out in shops
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31.4k
Nov 28th 2022, 11:54 AM
Environment
Global plastic waste will triple by 2060 according to OECD projections
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6.4k
Jun 3rd 2022, 1:34 PM
Environment
Targets for recycling plastic packaging will be 'extremely challenging' - so how do we do it?
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13.2k
Jan 22nd 2022, 1:00 PM
Sri Lanka
Elephants dying from eating plastic waste in Sri Lankan dump, conservationists warn
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16.2k
Jan 14th 2022, 1:56 PM
Voices
Opinion: If we don't act now on plastic pollution, we will run out of choices
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15.0k
Updated
Oct 22nd 2021, 2:10 PM
Rubbish
Soft plastic: How much of it will actually be recycled and what difference will it make?
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23.9k
Sep 7th 2021, 7:00 PM
Waste
Levy on disposable coffee cups to be introduced in coming months
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36.1k
Aug 3rd 2021, 10:12 AM
Your Say
Poll: Do you make efforts to reduce how much plastics you buy?
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25.2k
Jul 3rd 2021, 10:30 AM
Voices
Opinion: Why the planet needs us to cut our consumption this Christmas
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14.7k
Dec 12th 2020, 8:00 PM
Your Say
Poll: Have you made efforts to use less plastic in your daily life?
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22.7k
Aug 19th 2020, 9:40 AM
Pollution
Plastic in the Atlantic Ocean is far beyond levels previously estimated
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30.3k
Aug 18th 2020, 10:51 PM
recycling
McDonald's to trial recycling unwanted plastic toys into new products such as coffee cups
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15.1k
Nov 14th 2019, 9:17 AM
Monaghan
Ireland's first reverse vending machine allows people to recycle plastic bottles in return for 10c vouchers
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48.4k
Sep 30th 2019, 9:16 PM
no waste
Is it really possible to live a zero waste life? I tried for a week (and did a terrible job)
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20.1k
Aug 30th 2019, 9:49 AM
microplastics
Microplastics found in Arctic and Alps after being carried by wind and snow, scientists warn
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10.6k
Aug 15th 2019, 5:43 PM
ireland 2029
'We need to leave the throwaway culture behind': Could Ireland really go plastic free by 2029?
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14.8k
Jul 31st 2019, 9:10 AM
Oceans
Irish teenager wins global science award for removing microplastics from water
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450k
Jul 30th 2019, 7:43 AM
tough talking
'We cannot be radical enough': David Attenborough calls for drastic climate change action
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35.1k
Jul 9th 2019, 1:45 PM
flying the green flag
Ireland surpasses all EU recycling targets including plastics, glass and metal
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21.9k
Jun 27th 2019, 3:00 PM
recycling
Canada is planning to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
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10.2k
Jun 10th 2019, 5:13 PM
United Nations
Landmark pact to regulate plastic waste signed by 180 nations - but not the US
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15.5k
May 11th 2019, 4:45 PM
recycling
Lidl says it's introducing in-store recycling stations across the country
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32.4k
Apr 10th 2019, 10:00 PM
Environment
Government and schools will no longer buy single-use plastic cups, cutlery and straws
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27.9k
Updated
Jan 4th 2019, 2:42 PM
plastic problem
Wet wipes and sanitary products cause over 500 sewage blockages every month
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62.8k
Nov 18th 2018, 12:00 PM
Trash Talk
'Single-use': Term used to refer to throw away plastic named Collins word of the year 2018
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8.8k
Nov 7th 2018, 10:01 AM
dublin coast
Review begins as 70kg of plastic debris recovered in Dún Laoghaire baths clear-up
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30.7k
Nov 5th 2018, 9:20 PM
plastic
New EU rules aim to cut down on amount of bottled water people drink
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22.0k
Oct 27th 2018, 2:22 PM
Your Say
Poll: Do you make efforts to reduce how much single-use plastics you buy?
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18.0k
Oct 7th 2018, 9:57 AM
Environment
Lidl Ireland won't be selling single-use plastics after next year
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42.2k
Oct 7th 2018, 8:00 AM
OFF TARGET
To reach EU targets Ireland needs to increase its plastic recycling by 80%
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7.3k
Sep 19th 2018, 3:15 PM
food waste
Researchers say plastic is 'indispensable' so they're trying to make it more sustainable
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12.4k
Sep 2nd 2018, 8:00 AM
sustainability
Steel cups and banning plastic cutlery: How music festivals are trying to combat waste
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17.5k
Aug 18th 2018, 11:00 AM