Exceeding EU Recycling Targets
Ireland continues to exceed all EU recycling targets for the five main materials (plastics, paper, metals, glass, wood) year on year, however, we have significant challenges ahead to meet ambitious 2025 and 2030 targets for plastic recycling.
Read moreLeading packaging optimisation and design
Repak has grown from a ‘compliance scheme’ to a thought-leading, environmental organisation, providing credible knowledge and expertise to many stakeholders on packaging waste, while supporting our members. We challenge our members to improve packaging design and increase the sustainability of their packaging, through the following initiatives.
Prevent & Save Programme
Since we launched Prevent & Save in 2006, we have helped our members collectively prevent over 857,000 tonnes of packaging being placed on the Irish market. The programme offers free packaging optimisation and design advice to Repak Members, helping them to reduce packaging and maximise recycling.
Learn moreRepak Members’ Plastic Pledge
Over 115 of Ireland’s largest producers have signed up, pledging to five key objectives aimed at reducing plastic packaging and making packaging more recyclable, while minimising food waste.
Learn moreDesign for Recycling Guide 2020
Launched in May 2020, this comprehensive guide looks at how different packaging materials are collected, sorted and reprocessed, to inform the design of packaging for the Circular Economy.
Read moreHelping our members to play their part
Growing
membership
We work closely with trade associations across Ireland to target more businesses to join Repak and help play their part in funding recycling nationwide.
Supporting Local Authorities
We liaise with local authorities to help them identify businesses that are not compliant with packaging regulations, to help ensure a level playing field for all.
Advising our
members
We provide support, training and packaging design expertise to our Members, to help them meet their obligations and improve packaging sustainability.
Informing policy and legislation
As Ireland's only ‘Packaging Compliance Scheme’, with over 20 years’ expertise, we play a pivotal role in advising Government and EU stakeholders on key issues, legislation and policy relating to packaging, packaging waste and the development of sustainable packaging in a circular economy.
Plastic Strategy 2030
Launched in 2018, this Repak strategy sets out the key actions required for Ireland to achieve challenging new EU recycling targets.
Find out moreEU Legislation
Under The Circular Economy Packaging, significant EU Legislation is currently being transposed into Irish law, which Repak will help implement with its members and other stakeholders.
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Educating and raising awareness
We deliver an annual programme of education for consumers and businesses, aimed at raising awareness of recycling, and reducing the environmental impact of packaging waste, and supporting MyWaste.ie, Ireland’s official guide to managing your waste.
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Celebrating success: the Pakman Awards
The annual Pakman Awards, powered by Repak, were launched in 2015 to recognise excellence in recycling and waste management among businesses, organisations, community groups and individuals in Ireland.
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Coca Cola wins Plastic Pledge Member of the Year Award 2019
Coca Cola won the inaugural ‘Repak Plastic Pledge Member of the Year’ category at the Pakman Awards 2019, topping the category by demonstrating its outstanding commitment to the Plastic Pledge objectives, including becoming the first water brand in Ireland to introduce bottles produced from 100% recycled plastic.
Hotel Doolin wins Waste Prevention Business Award 2019
Hotel Doolin was selected by the Pakman Awards judging panel for making a conscious effort to prevent waste from the almost 300,000 meals served to its guests in the past twelve months. The boutique hotel has also implemented several sustainability practices that were recognised by the judges as being best in class, including banning the use of single use plastics and using sustainable materials where possible in all rooms.
Latest News
All NewsOur new Packaging Design Guide provides Members with valuable information on the various stages involved in packaging recycling, and how the design of packaging impacts on those stages, potentially rendering materials non-recyclable.
Repak launched the ‘colour in for a chance to win’ competition in April which invited children to download and colour in posters from its Team Green for Schools primary school recycling resources and add their top recycling tip. The competition also encouraged children who did not have printers at home to get creative and recreate the Repak posters. Entries were submitted to Repak’s Facebook and Instagram accounts over the course of the two-week social media campaign.
Coca Cola won the inaugural ‘Repak Plastic Pledge Member of the Year’ category at the Pakman Awards, which took place in Dublin last night. The new category was open to any of over 90 Repak members who have signed the Plastic Pledge, committing to achieve specific objectives relating to reducing plastic packaging and increasing the recyclability of packaging.
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