Irish households and businesses need to improve their waste separation
“That doesn’t belong there!” is the key message from the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest report which examined what Irish households and businesses are putting in their bins. The study found that; The increased use of brown bins in the past ten years has resulted in a significant reduction in organic waste (food and garden waste) […]
Official Online service to Provide Ultimate Irish Guide to Managing Household Waste and Debunk Recycling Myths
Mywaste.ie to become the definitive guide on the segregation of household waste. The official site will also help householders reach a recycling rate of 65% by 2035. A new official online service designed as the one-stop-shop for all matters relating to domestic waste and recycling has been launched by Ireland’s three regional waste management offices (Eastern/Midlands, […]
Minister Hogan signs New Household Food Waste Regulations –Diversion of household Food Waste from disposal to resource recovery.
Mr Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has signed the European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio -Waste) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 71 of 2013). The regulations are designed to promote the segregation and recovery of household food waste. They will increase the amount of food waste that is recovered […]