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May 2024
Last month
April 2024
circular economy
Public has 'embraced' Re-turn scheme for bottles and cans, Smyth tells Climate Committee
Updated
30 Apr
18.7k
102
Voices
Opinion: Enough of the greenwashing - we cannot recycle our way out of our waste problems
Lyndsey O’Connell
28 Apr
15.1k
47
Voices
Opinion: We must rethink recycling for Ireland’s Circular Economy and stop penalising consumers
Fearghal Carroll
3 Apr
16.5k
45
This year
2024
re-turn
Deposit return scheme has collected over 5.6 million drinks containers since 1 February
24 hrs ago
22.2k
105
Yes we can
Deposit return scheme operator issues further guidance on containers without the Re-turn logo
9 Feb
71.9k
75
Voices
Deposit Return Scheme: 'We are finally seeing the value in the small everyday products we use'
Colin O'Byrne
1 Feb
14.3k
53
re-turn
A deposit return scheme for cans and plastic bottles begins today; here's all you need to know
1 Feb
47.8k
210
The Daily Poll
Poll: Will you use the new deposit-return scheme to get rid of empty cans and bottles?
28 Jan
78.3k
194
Explainer
What is the new deposit-return scheme for bottles and cans and how will it work?
The scheme is being rolled out from Thursday.
27 Jan
51.6k
154
Last year
2023
food waste
New requirement for all households to have brown bin from January 'won't be an overnight change'
29 Dec 2023
36.5k
29
circular economy
Just 28% of plastic packaging recycled as country remains off track to meet EU targets
28 Nov 2023
12.0k
64
Rubbish
Two thirds of general waste could've been recycled or composted, EPA finds
22 Sep 2023
11.6k
32
circular economy
Ireland at risk of missing plastic recycling targets, with most plastic waste incinerated
24 Aug 2023
10.5k
51
e-waste
Data concerns are deterring people from recycling tech products, research finds
21 May 2023
12.0k
12
recycling
Tánaiste pledges review of waste collection as Dáil hears clashes over Panda's brown bin charge
20 Apr 2023
15.5k
29
Waste
New waste regulations to include incentivised charging and segregation for commercial waste
20 Mar 2023
15.4k
4
All time
Waste Away
The Explainer x Noteworthy: What happens to your soft plastic recycling?
Updated
28 Dec 2022
6.2k
0
THE MORNING LEAD
Soft plastic is being collected but almost all burned in Irish kilns or recycled abroad
27 Dec 2022
42.5k
32
recycling
Rising levels of waste making it difficult to increase recycling rates, EPA warns
7 Dec 2022
7.6k
9
recycling
Urgent action needed over 'worryingly low' plastic packaging recycling rates, says EPA
3 Dec 2021
15.0k
18
deposit return scheme
Regulations have been signed for a Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles and aluminium cans
19 Nov 2021
39.6k
40
Voices
Opinion: Recycling soft plastics is fine but we must simply stop using them
Mindy O'Brien
Updated
17 Sep 2021
21.6k
50
recycling
More than one million tonnes of packaging waste created in Ireland for third year in a row
10 Sep 2021
10.5k
23
sustainability
€490k new funding announced to help create a 'circular economy' in Ireland
20 Aug 2021
16.4k
12
electrical recycling
Irish people recycled a lot of electrical waste last year - mostly kettles
31 May 2021
9.1k
16
Rubbish
EPA warns 'single-use and throwaway culture' leading to significant waste levels and decline in recycling
16 Sep 2020
17.6k
43
Eamon Ryan
Ban on some single-use plastic and levy on disposable cups: The government's plan to tackle waste
4 Sep 2020
20.5k
47
recycling
Nationwide post-lockdown electrical goods buying spree sees record recycling levels
23 Aug 2020
28.3k
14
Waste Management
Dublin City Council considers re-trial of street recycling bins
24 Nov 2019
16.4k
21
recycling
McDonald's to trial recycling unwanted plastic toys into new products such as coffee cups
14 Nov 2019
15.1k
64
recycling
Coffee cups to be hit with levy of up to 25 cent under new plastic crackdown plans
Updated
6 Nov 2019
28.7k
130
Monaghan
Ireland's first reverse vending machine allows people to recycle plastic bottles in return for 10c vouchers
30 Sep 2019
48.4k
39
ireland 2029
'Can we get away from plastics? No. Can we use plastics better? Yes.'
31 Jul 2019
11.8k
26