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Become a Repak Member

Joining Repak gives your business full compliance with EU Packaging Regulations. Gain access to a range of resources designed to help you improve your packaging and design for recycling, reuse and refill.

  • Complete compliance
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Packaging support
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Our Members' impact

Our Members are embedded in their local communities nationwide. Their fees fund household recycling bins, bottle banks and civic amenities across Ireland

  • +3,500

    More than 3,500 Members nationwide

  • 632m

    contributed by Repak Members to fund recycling

  • 16.9m

    Repak Members have helped recycle 16.9 million tonnes of used packaging

Member Benefits

About Repak

Complete compliance

Repak Membership ensures full, cost-effective compliance with EU Packaging Regulations, enabling you to fund the recycling of the packaging you place on the market, and contribute to the achievement of Ireland’s recycling targets.

Leading the way

Repak represents over 3,500 Members across Ireland, operating under licence from the Department of Climate, Energy and Environment. We play a central role in the packaging chain in Ireland.

Advocating for you

As a Membership organisation, we represent you at Government and EU level on key issues, legislation and policy, and help you to understand the implications for your business and customers.

Full team support

Our experienced Membership Team is on hand to answer your questions, guide you through your reporting requirements, and offer advice on improving the sustainability of your packaging for recycling, reuse or refill.

Packaging Innovation and Optimisation

Our team can support your business and providing you with access to best practice guides and tools that will support your packaging design journey.

Meet Our Team!

Meet the experts behind our Membership Team. Our team are committed to helping your business implement best practice packaging innovation, reduce waste and value resources. Contact us today.

Contact Our Team
  • Portrait of Mark Hayden

    Mark Hayden

    Director of Membership

  • Portrait of Ailish Groves

    Ailish Groves

    Membership Team Leader

  • Portrait of Brian Markey

    Brian Markey

    Membership Recruitment Team Leader

  • Portrait of Gary Browne

    Gary Browne

    Packaging Technologist Lead

  • Portrait of Michael O’Connor

    Michael O’Connor

    Packaging Technologist Executive

  • Portrait of Niamh Mitchell

    Niamh Mitchell

    Membership Services Executive

  • Portrait of Pablo Muller

    Pablo Muller

    Membership Services Executive

  • Portrait of Sandra Murphy

    Sandra Murphy

    Membership Enforcement Executive

  • Portrait of Grainne Noonan

    Grainne Noonan

    Recruitment Executive

  • Portrait of Oliver Cardinas

    Oliver Cardinas

    Recruitment Executive

Membership Types and Fees

How are Repak Member's fees spent?

Household recycling

Repak Members paid €45.3 million in fees in 2024 to directly fund household recycling bins, bottle banks, recycling centres and commercial waste packaging nationwide. For every €1 of Members fees received, 54c is spent on household recycling.

Commercial recycling

Repak Members paid €45.3 million in fees in 2024 to directly fund household recycling bins, bottle banks, recycling centres and commercial waste packaging nationwide. For every €1 of Members fees received, 19c is spent on commerical recycling.

Operating costs

Repak Members paid €45.3 million in fees in 2024 to directly fund household recycling bins, bottle banks, recycling centres and commercial waste packaging nationwide. For every €1 of Members fees received, 13c is spent on operating costs.

Rebate

Repak Members paid €45.3 million in fees in 2024 to directly fund household recycling bins, bottle banks, recycling centres and commercial waste packaging nationwide. For every €1 of Members fees received, 3c is spent on our Member fee rebate.

Reprocessing

Repak Members paid €45.3 million in fees in 2024 to directly fund household recycling bins, bottle banks, recycling centres and commercial waste packaging nationwide. For every €1 of Members fees received, 4c is spent on reprocessing.

Education & Communication

Repak Members paid €45.3 million in fees in 2024 to directly fund household recycling bins, bottle banks, recycling centres and commercial waste packaging nationwide. For every €1 of Members fees received, 3c is spent on education and communication.

SUP Litter Contribution

Repak Members paid €45.3 million in fees in 2024 to directly fund household recycling bins, bottle banks, recycling centres and commercial waste packaging nationwide. For every €1 of Members fees received, 2c is spent on a contribution to single use plastic litter.

Recovery (waste to energy)

Repak Members paid €45.3 million in fees in 2024 to directly fund household recycling bins, bottle banks, recycling centres and commercial waste packaging nationwide. For every €1 of Members fees received, 1c is spent on recovery (waste to energy).

Household recycling 54%
Commercial recycling 19%
Operating costs 13%
Rebate 4%
Reprocessing 4%
Education & Communication 3%
SUP Litter Contribution 2%
Recovery (waste to energy) 1%

Don't just take our word for it. Hear directly from our Members!

Repak Members in the Community

  • Repak Member Ballymaloe Foods are making every bite greener one innovation at a time. They have removed over 13,000 virgin plastic bottles from the market, cut down on unnecessary shrink wrap, and optimised the packaging of their raw ingredients.

  • Repak Coghlan's Bakery are on a mission. In 2025 they removed over 2 tonnes of non-recyclable plastic packaging. From switching to direct print label designs to replacing their plastic 'Bag in Box' systems, Coghlan's are reducing waste and supporting a circular economy.

  • Novelplast are transforming how PET plastic is recycled. Founded in 2017 and based in Gibbstown, Navan, Co. Meath, Novelplast operate Europe’s first facility dedicated to recycling hard-to-recycle PET, including flakes, trays, and films.

Authorised Representative Service

Repak, with effect from the end of 2026, will cease the provision of the AR service for WEEE and battery compliance and with immediate effect, we will not be in a position to take on any new Electical or Battery Producers as AR clients for 2026. Please contact one of our reccommended AR service providers below 

If you would like more information, please get in contact by phoning us on +353 1 467 0190 or email us at ar@repak.ie