More Than 1,000 Tonnes Of Easter Egg Packaging Destined For Irish Household Recycling Bins
Cardboard boxes and hard plastic covers from Easter eggs make Recycling Ireland List Foil and sweet wrappers don’t make the list, and must go in the general waste bin. More than 1,000 tonnes of recyclable material will be left over when Irish consumers have munched through an estimated 17 and a half million* chocolate eggs […]
EPA 2017 in Review: Waste prevention initiatives are gaining traction
In its review of 2017 the EPA reports that, in addition to delivering on its core reporting and enforcement roles, several of its waste prevention and resource efficiency activities made significant progress during the year. Laura Burke, Director General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said, “The EPA provides leadership by identifying new and innovative practices that […]
EPA Supports Ireland’s Businesses, Farmers And communities In Becoming More Sustainable
Innovative Irish organisations and individuals are taking steps to reduce their impact on the environment, and their bank balances, by being more efficient, says the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as it releases its report, Towards a Resource Efficient Ireland: Annual Report for 2015. The EPA supports resource efficiency initiatives right around Ireland.This work targets reductions […]