Friday 24 September, 2021
Mindy O’Brien says the changes to the recycling of plastics should not mean a ‘get out of jail free’ card for plastic manufacturers and businesses.
Our recycling rate has continued to decline.
All plastics can now be placed in the household recycling bin once they are clean, dry and loose
Ten projects will be chosen to receive the funding.
There was a 9% increase in electronic waste recycling per person last year.
Recycling of packaging waste has declined from 70% in 2013 to 64% in 2018.
The five-year plan aims to “place Ireland at the vanguard of EU efforts”.
WEEE Ireland said it recovered 3,763 tonnes of electrical waste in July.
Dublin City Council is considering a re-trial of street recycling bins.
The council previously trialed the idea at two city centre locations in 2018.
The initial trial will run for four weeks in seven restaurants in the UK and Ireland.
A levy on fast-food takeaway containers is also on the way.
The machine is located in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan.
In the latest episode of Ireland 2029, we’ve looked at the country going plastic free before the end of the next decade.
Ireland currently recycles 33% of all plastics, which needs to rise to 50% in 2025 and 55% by 2030 to meet EU targets.
The system is supposed to help consumers see which items are widely recycled, and which aren’t recyclable.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement today.
Public agencies will have to reduce food waste, promote water conservation, and roll out recycling practices.
The supermarket chain said that recycling stations will rolled out next month.
Supermarkets have pledged that they take extensive efforts at recycling, but do they have to accept if you want to leave them behind?
Unnecessary use of the plastics will be completely banned in the public sector.
Her reasoning for doing so is pretty sound.
The Green Party said Ireland is sitting on its hands and waiting for the EU to legislate on plastics.
Lidl has confirmed that by next year it will have discontinued the sale of single-use plastics in its Irish stores.
But they aren’t going as far as their stores in the UK just yet.
According to Repak, Ireland’s plastic recycling must increase to 175,000 tonnes by 2030 to reach new EU targets.
Recyclable and compostable options are only truly beneficial if they end up, and are processed, in the correct waste facility, writes industry expert Brian O’Sullivan.
There is talk that a so-called latte levy might be introduced to combat waste.
The changes are part of the restaurant’s green initiative which is being rolled out across all 110 outlets.
Minister Denis Naughten is currently considering a range of environmental levies on single-use plastic products.
Enough iron for 2.5 Eiffel towers and enough copper for 27 Statues of Liberty was recovered.
The Environment Committee voted to ensure the set up of a bottle deposit scheme is compulsory.
The charges have been blamed on China’s decision to stop accepting and processing recycling materials.
Dublin City Council is set to look at banning the cups.
On average Irish adults drink four hot drinks a week, with those aged 16-24 are the biggest spenders.
The company said it will be charging 80 cents per lift and 4.5 cents per kilogramme.
Cheap, disposable clothing has a big environmental impact.
Around 26 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated in Europe every year, but only 30% of that is recycled.
Ireland is the top producer of plastic waste in the European Union.
As a kid I remember collecting old Cidona bottles from the hedgerows and receiving five pence from the local shop for each one that I returned, writes Ciarán Cuffe.
