Nestle Ireland is the first major confectioner to announce its entire Easter egg packaging is 100% recyclable by replacing rigid plastic with cardboard in its mug eggs. With Easter eggs creating 375,000 kilos of waste in Ireland each year, the manufacturer of Smarties, Kit Kat and Aero Easter eggs, has become the first major confectioner … Read more
Clare County Council, in association with An Taisce, is urging people all over Clare to get involved in the 14th annual National Spring Clean Campaign. Last year, hundreds of people across the county and more than a half a million people nationally came together to organise clean up events in their communities. Participation in this … Read more
Ireland’s packaging recovery and recycling rates continue to exceed EU packaging recycling targets, according to statistics contained in the latest EPA National Waste Report. The EU target for packaging recovery was 60% in 2011 with Ireland’s recovery rate of about 74% for 2010, placing it in the top six amongst other and longer established European … Read more
The Rethink Waste grants totalling £1.6million will be available in 2012/13 for capital projects that will reduce waste to landfill in Northern Ireland through recycling or reuse activity. Rethink Waste Fund Grants have been awarded to Councils over the past two years for around 52 projects and it is estimated that they will result in … Read more
Envirogreen Recycling is urging Phil Hogan TD, the Minister for Environment, to place a blanket ban on mattresses being land filled. Industry figures indicate that in the region of 800,000 mattresses and beds annually are being sent to landfills throughout the country. According to Envirogreen Recycling 100% of the components of mattress can be recycled … Read more
ARENA Network’s Sustainability meets Efficiency programme will provide assistance for up to 40 SMEs across the province who want to cut down on their waste arisings and achieve greater levels of recycling and recovery. Funded by the Department of the Environment’s Rethink Waste campaign, the initiative will provide firms with free, innovative and proven tools … Read more
At the official launch of its new research and development centre in Limerick today, AMCS Group, which provides information systems for the recycling and environmental management industry, announced plans to double its current workforce of 65 by 2015. The new facility was opened by Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan, TD. The opening follows AMCS … Read more
Repak is encouraging Irish householders not to fall into bad recycling habits over the Christmas holiday season. Overall Repak estimates that Irish householders will generate approximately 220,000 tonnes of household waste (or 150 kilos per household) over the Christmas period. A third of this household waste or 75,000 tonnes is used packaging, the equivalent of … Read more
The European Recycling Platform (ERP), Ireland’s only pan European compliance scheme for electrical waste and battery recycling, in association with numerous County Councils around Ireland, has launched its Christmas Appeal, asking families to recycle their batteries. It is estimated that 32 million batteries (800 tonnes) will be purchased between now and Christmas, accounting for almost … Read more
Minister for the environment, Phil Hogan, has proposed adding the funding to this year’s fast start finance commitment. The drive aims to help the least developed countries tackle the effects of climate change. Mr Hogan said it was important the Irish people remembered their responsibilities to the developing world, despite the country’s own economic woes. … Read more