Repak

Johnny Ronan drops Tara St hotel plan

Seen & Heard: Danske’s tracker challenge and Repak drops opposition to bottle return scheme

The Irish Times view on plastics recycling: rhetoric v reality

Close to a third of plastic exported from the EU, the UK, Switzerland and Norway to southeast Asia for recycling is not recycled at all

Not just for food: How to reuse plastic takeaway containers in the home and garden

From planting to organising the kids’ room, there are lots of ways to keep plastic out of landfill

Plastic for recycling from Europe being dumped in Asian waters – Irish study

‘Up to 31%’ of exported plastic for recycling not recycled at all, researchers find

Sorting out our plastic problem

David Attenborough’s Blue Planet TV series is credited with causing a seismic shift in consumer attitude towards the use of plastic, prompting governments to take action to ban throwaway plastic

Consuming only what we need means paying less to dispose of waste

Eating and drinking at home creates more domestic waste, but there are ways to limit volumes, save money and help the planet

Musgrave puts climate action ‘front and centre’ with new sustainability strategy

Retailer goes for strategic approach that avoids green spin

Christmas shows our approach to climate change is crackers

Pricewatch: About 15m crackers will be pulled in Ireland over festive season

Illegal dumping of tyres falls as recycling rates increase

Report says border area has proven to be problematic when it comes to enforcement

Role of Brussels lobbyists begins to emerge from the dark

Europe Letter: Emily O’Reilly is bidding for re-election for a second term as Europe’s Ombudsman

Aran Islands Co-op Recycling Project wins top award

Organisation is recognised for eliminating three landfill sites and creating community recycling system over 20 years

‘There is much more to food waste than wasted food’

Food waste not only hits our pockets, it also hits the planet. What can we do to reduce it?

Putting waste on the boardroom agenda

Responsibility for sustainable practices in the workplace should come from the top down

Pursuing the green agenda has never been as urgent

The biggest challenge in reducing waste and increasing recycling is to change human behaviour

Aldi bans plastic trays packaging for fruit and vegetables range

Move will save more than 450 tonnes of non-recyclable waste annually in 139 outlets

Irish drinks company to use 100 per cent recycled plastic in bottles

Deep RiverRock first major water brand in Ireland to produce fully recycled bottle

Sustainability is not a corporate department – it’s everyone’s job

Living a truly sustainable life in 21st-century Ireland is impossible but even small actions will have an impact

‘If everyone recycled one more plastic piece every week, 250 million more would be recycled annually’

Repak on the changing landscape when it comes to recycling, reducing and embracing sustainability

‘Go over and above the requirement’

Martin Tobin of European Recycling Platform offers five practical tips for companies to implement

Best way to deliver plastic collection target to be evaluated in major review

Richard Bruton is committed to increasing plastic recycling rates to 55 per cent by 2030

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