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EPA warns 'single-use and throwaway culture' leading to significant waste levels and decline in recycling

Wed 12:47 PM 17,287 43

#RUBBISH
Ban on some single-use plastic and levy on disposable cups: The government's plan to tackle waste

Sep 4th 2020, 1:35 PM 18,044 47

#EAMON RYAN
Nationwide post-lockdown electrical goods buying spree sees record recycling levels

Aug 23rd 2020, 7:02 PM 28,052 13

#RECYCLING
Poll: Is on-street recycling a good idea?

Nov 24th 2019, 9:33 AM 23,354 34

#YOUR SAY
Dublin City Council considers re-trial of street recycling bins

Nov 24th 2019, 6:00 AM 16,191 21

#WASTE MANAGEMENT
McDonald's to trial recycling unwanted plastic toys into new products such as coffee cups

Nov 14th 2019, 9:17 AM 15,003 64

#RECYCLING
Coffee cups to be hit with levy of up to 25 cent under new plastic crackdown plans

Updated Nov 6th 2019, 9:02 AM 27,891 130

#RECYCLING
Ireland's first reverse vending machine allows people to recycle plastic bottles in return for 10c vouchers

Sep 30th 2019, 9:16 PM 46,119 39

#MONAGHAN
'Can we get away from plastics? No. Can we use plastics better? Yes.'

Jul 31st 2019, 8:30 PM 11,481 26

#IRELAND 2029
Ireland surpasses all EU recycling targets including plastics, glass and metal

Jun 27th 2019, 3:00 PM 20,844 54

#FLYING THE GREEN FLAG
These unique new labels are to make recycling easier in Ireland

Jun 21st 2019, 1:15 PM 31,476 49

#VOLUNTARY
Canada is planning to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021

Jun 10th 2019, 5:13 PM 10,111 10

#RECYCLING
Ministers to order State bodies to decarbonise under new Climate Action Plan

May 20th 2019, 9:00 PM 10,013 49

#RECYCLING
Lidl says it's introducing in-store recycling stations across the country

Apr 10th 2019, 10:00 PM 32,278 30

#RECYCLING
FactCheck: Are supermarkets required to accept plastic packaging, if you leave it at the checkout?

Jan 26th 2019, 10:00 PM 60,275 92

#RECYCLING
The government is declaring war in 2019 (on single-use plastics)

Dec 31st 2018, 9:47 AM 27,170 64

#MICROBEADS
Other influencers should follow Samantha Ravndahl's lead when it comes to accepting PR

Nov 19th 2018, 6:12 PM 7,030 0

#SAMANTHA RAVNDAHL
'Perhaps we are wrong': Government to examine bottle deposit scheme 'afresh'

Oct 23rd 2018, 7:47 PM 26,205 43

#RECYCLING
Poll: Do you make efforts to reduce how much single-use plastics you buy?

Oct 7th 2018, 9:57 AM 17,921 47

#YOUR SAY
Lidl Ireland won't be selling single-use plastics after next year

Oct 7th 2018, 8:00 AM 41,880 39

#ENVIRONMENT
To reach EU targets Ireland needs to increase its plastic recycling by 80%

Sep 19th 2018, 3:15 PM 7,143 43

#OFF TARGET
'Compostable cup for your coffee sound good? It all depends on where it ends up'

Aug 14th 2018, 7:00 AM 24,653 18

#OPINION
22,000 coffee cups are disposed of in Ireland every hour

Jul 19th 2018, 7:37 AM 17,245 70

#LATTE LEVY
Supermacs to introduce recyclable cups, paper straws and biodegradable burger wraps in all restaurants

Jul 5th 2018, 5:00 PM 13,261 45

#GOING GREEN
Minister calls on supermarkets to reduce the use of non-recyclable plastic packaging for fruit and veg

Jul 1st 2018, 7:30 AM 8,357 30

#WASTE REDUCTION
Almost 12 million small appliances were recycled in Ireland last year

Jun 14th 2018, 11:03 AM 20,232 15

#E-WASTE
Minister says bin charges will rise by up to €1 per lift if bottle deposit scheme introduced

May 24th 2018, 6:10 AM 21,486 42

#RECYCLING
Greyhound latest bin company to start charging customers for green bins

Apr 27th 2018, 1:07 PM 24,934 89

#CHARGING
Poll: Would you support a move to ban non-recyclable coffee cups?

Mar 31st 2018, 10:19 AM 27,944 96

#YOUR SAY
Latte levy and reusable cup discounts could reduce our plastic cup waste by 250,000 a day

Mar 19th 2018, 7:00 AM 20,127 65

#GOING GREEN
Panda to charge customers for recycling in response to China's European plastic ban

Mar 14th 2018, 10:08 AM 26,170 157

#GREEN BINS
Poll: Do you make an effort to not buy fast fashion?

Feb 27th 2018, 9:35 AM 19,528 56

#YOUR SAY
The EU is going to ban single-use coffee cups by 2030

Jan 17th 2018, 8:29 AM 12,705 35

#PLASTIC
China took 95% of Ireland's plastic waste - but now it's changed its mind and we're in trouble

Jan 9th 2018, 6:00 AM 125,793 100

#CRISIS LEVELS
'We need reverse vending machines in shops with a 25c deposit on containers'

Jan 6th 2018, 9:00 AM 20,989 50

#RECYCLING
Getting rid of that Christmas tree? Here's where you can recycle it for free

Jan 2nd 2018, 5:48 PM 33,681 9

#BE GONE TREE
Poll: Do you argue over who puts out the bin?

Nov 27th 2017, 12:45 PM 17,061 50

#LUNCH CRUNCH
The Environment Minister took TheJournal.ie for a spin in his new e-car - and Michael Healy Rae might be next

Oct 30th 2017, 6:30 AM 22,437 73

#DRIVING MR NAUGHTEN
Can a giant multinational like Ikea make low cost, mass-produced furniture and call itself sustainable?

Oct 25th 2017, 6:01 AM 16,888 32

#IKEA
Over half of Irish people want a ban on single-use coffee cups

Oct 15th 2017, 8:30 PM 29,327 37

#DISPOSED