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Wednesday 23 September 2020
Recycling of packaging waste has declined from 70% in 2013 to 64% in 2018.
“They’ve failed to keep any of their promises to date,” one local said of the water utility.
The authority called the increase “disappointing and unacceptable”.
The government will also examine expanding the range of items allowed in the green bin and banning bulky waste from landfill.
Illegal dumping is a major problem for communities across the country.
A levy on fast-food takeaway containers is also on the way.
This Bill would leapfrog over the government’s strategy, which Fianna Fáil has said is slow to materialise.
Strict new Covid-19 measures are now in effect in the capital – here’s what they mean for you.
Events for the Big Beach Clean 2019 are happening around the country this weekend.
Last year, bulldozers were brought in to clear thousands of leftover tents after Electric Picnic.
It is definitely possible to significantly reduce your day-to-day waste … but it’s harder than it sounds.
Her reasoning for doing so is pretty sound.
Next Saturday, groups who take part join together to clean up illegal waste in their local area.
Green Party Councillor Claire Byrne knows all about trying to keep festival sites clean – and says we need to stop seeing tents as disposable, and look at what we can do to clean up after ourselves.
One festival attendee said that there was “millions of euro worth of stuff left behind”.
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.
Eight million tonnes of plastic are dumped into the Earth’s oceans and seas each year.
An anti-dumping initiative supported 229 projects across the country last year.
An Bord Pleanala says a decision will be made within three months.
A new initiative is helping businesses move towards a zero food waste strategy.
We talked to them to find out more about the reasons behind the decision.
These operations were run by the Pure project, which has been running for the last ten years.
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.
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Repak wants online retailers to contribute to recycling efforts being made here in Ireland.
The minister talks electric cars and why Michael Healy Rae is wrong to say they’re total rubbish.
Dr Tara Shine said lessons were learned from the plastic bag levy and people should be rewarded for recycling.
Irish Cement wants to burn tyres and other industrial waste at its factory in Mungret.
Greyhound Household has released video footage of Dublin residents verbally abusing staff members.
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“We are in the House of Parliament on national television,” cried out the Leas Ceann Comhairle.
Both Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil have tabled motions on the issue.
The mandatory pay-by-weight scheme is to be scrapped.
The controversial pay-by-weight scheme has been replaced with this new regime.
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The activist group ‘Parents Against the Incinerator’ are holding a meeting this evening. Here’s a bit of what will be discussed.
There is a lot of money to be made from maggot animal feed and manure.
The PSNI said that the boy is currently receiving treatment in hospital after it is believed he came into contact with the hazardous substance.
It comes after the pay-by-weight scheme was delayed last year.
What do you really think? Be honest.
Not picking up after your dog can land you with a fine of up to €150.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
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