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Ireland surpassed its EU targets for recycling in 2019 and is on track to meet its 2025 and 2030 targets, according to Repak

Recycling rate improved in 2019 - Repak

Business / 25 Jun

Mark Schneider, CEO of Nestlé, said that no plastic should end up in landfill or as litter

Nestle invests €1.9 billion to move to recycled plastic

Business / 16 Jan

43% of people said they will still purchase a Christmas gift even if the packaging is not fully recyclable

75,000 tonnes of packaging waste expected at Christmas

News / 28 Dec 19

The 'Play It Again' project was set up earlier this year

Fingal Recycling Project hits the right note

Environment / 15 Nov 19

Each plastic bottle recycled is worth 5c credit

Plastic recycling adding up to free travel in Rome

News Lens / 04 Oct 19

Amelia-Lily Nwanguma, from Rialto in Dublin gives Minister Richard Bruton and JP Scally, Managing Director, Lidl Ireland, a helping hand to launch Lidl's new in-store recycling stations

Lidl to offer customers in-store recycling stations

Business / 10 Apr 19

Repak says Irish shoppers import 27 tonnes of packaging per-day from online retailers

Online vendors urged to pay towards recycling packaging

Environment / 27 Nov 18

WEEE Ireland recycled a total of 35,708 tonnes of e-waste last year

WEEE Ireland sees record level of electrical recycling

Business / 14 Jun 18

Discarded PET used in plastic bottles takes hundreds of years to degrade

Plastic eating enzyme could revolutionise recycling

Science / 17 Apr 18

Plastic waste is one of the biggest sustainability issues the world is facing today, Nestle CEO Mark Schneider said

Nestle pledges to make all its packaging recyclable

Business / 10 Apr 18

The new national standard list of household items aims to eliminate confusion over what household items can and cannot be put into a recycle bin

Campaign aims to eliminate confusion over recycling

Ireland / 30 Nov 17

A wastewater treatment plant inundated by floodwaters in Mississippi

UN highlights need to recycle world's waste water

recycling / 22 Mar 17

Panda Waste Management says there is a level of 40% contamination of recycling waste

Scheme to use cameras to monitor green bin content

News / 23 Feb 17

The new information shows the number of landfills almost halved between 2012 and 2013

EPA data shows recycling of waste fell in 2012

News / 19 Mar 14

A fall in personal consumption has had a positive impact on refuse rates

Recession a factor in reduction of household waste

News / 26 Mar 13

Although recycling rates have improved, Europe is still sending vast quantities of valuable resources to landfill

Ireland praised for improving recycling rates

News / 19 Mar 13

Greyhound Recycling said an increase in the cost of using landfill is the reason for the increase

Greyhound announces 16.5% bin charge increase

News / 25 Jun 12

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