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Deposit return scheme has collected over 5.6 million drinks containers since 1 February
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What is the new deposit-return scheme for bottles and cans and how will it work?
The scheme is being rolled out from Thursday.
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Just 28% of plastic packaging recycled as country remains off track to meet EU targets
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Rubbish
Two thirds of general waste could've been recycled or composted, EPA finds
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Ireland at risk of missing plastic recycling targets, with most plastic waste incinerated
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e-waste
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recycling
Tánaiste pledges review of waste collection as Dáil hears clashes over Panda's brown bin charge
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THE MORNING LEAD
Soft plastic is being collected but almost all burned in Irish kilns or recycled abroad
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Dec 27th 2022, 12:05 AM
recycling
Rising levels of waste making it difficult to increase recycling rates, EPA warns
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e-waste
E-waste warning as record number of electrical items recycled
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recycling
Urgent action needed over 'worryingly low' plastic packaging recycling rates, says EPA
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Dec 3rd 2021, 11:44 AM
deposit return scheme
Regulations have been signed for a Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles and aluminium cans
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Voices
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Recycling soft plastics is fine but we must simply stop using them
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Sep 17th 2021, 9:04 AM
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More than one million tonnes of packaging waste created in Ireland for third year in a row
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Sep 10th 2021, 6:00 AM
clean dry loose
Soft plastics can now be placed in Irish recycling bins
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Sep 6th 2021, 7:58 AM
sustainability
€490k new funding announced to help create a 'circular economy' in Ireland
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electrical recycling
Irish people recycled a lot of electrical waste last year - mostly kettles
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Rubbish
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Sep 4th 2020, 1:35 PM
recycling
Nationwide post-lockdown electrical goods buying spree sees record recycling levels
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Aug 23rd 2020, 7:02 PM
Your Say
Poll: Is on-street recycling a good idea?
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Nov 24th 2019, 9:33 AM
Waste Management
Dublin City Council considers re-trial of street recycling bins
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Nov 24th 2019, 6:00 AM
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McDonald's to trial recycling unwanted plastic toys into new products such as coffee cups
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Nov 14th 2019, 9:17 AM
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Coffee cups to be hit with levy of up to 25 cent under new plastic crackdown plans
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Monaghan
Ireland's first reverse vending machine allows people to recycle plastic bottles in return for 10c vouchers
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Sep 30th 2019, 9:16 PM
ireland 2029
'Can we get away from plastics? No. Can we use plastics better? Yes.'
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Jul 31st 2019, 8:30 PM
flying the green flag
Ireland surpasses all EU recycling targets including plastics, glass and metal
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Jun 27th 2019, 3:00 PM
Voluntary
These unique new labels are to make recycling easier in Ireland
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Jun 21st 2019, 1:15 PM
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Canada is planning to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
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Jun 10th 2019, 5:13 PM
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Ministers to order State bodies to decarbonise under new Climate Action Plan
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May 20th 2019, 9:00 PM
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Lidl says it's introducing in-store recycling stations across the country
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