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2018 Pakman Awards Shortlist Announced
The Pakman Awards, powered by Repak, has announced the shortlist of nominees for 2018. Amongst those shortlisted this year are Repak members Insomnia Coffee Company, Tesco Ireland, Sandymount Hotel, Aldi, Lidl and Dell EMC, as well as community projects such as FoodCloud, Ennis Tidy Town and initiatives such as CupPrint.
Read moreRepak calls on Irish public to join Team Green
Environmental champions needed! Repak has today officially launched Team Green, a new initiative powered by the not for profit recycling scheme, that is designed to educate the Irish public on the importance of recycling more. By joining Team Green, Irish residents are showing a commitment to increasing the nation’s recycling levels and support for Ireland to achieve its future recycling targets.
Read moreRepak launch new plastic packaging strategy
Ireland must increase its plastic packaging recycling by as much as 80% by 2030 if it is to meet strict EU targets on plastic recycling according to Repak, which says the move will require a ‘major social attitudinal change to plastic use, reuse and recycling’.
Read moreIreland sets record for highest ever recycling rates in 2017
Repak, Ireland’s only government-approved recycling compliance scheme, has today released its annual report, announcing that Ireland has surpassed all recycling and recovery targets in 2017 for the twentieth year in a row.
Read moreChanelle Lady McCoy launches fourth Annual Pakman Awards
Leading Irish businesswoman Chanelle, Lady McCoy, alongside Chief Executive of Repak, Seamus Clancy, today launched the call for entries for the 4th annual Pakman Awards. The Pakman Awards is now in its fourth year and seeks to find and celebrate Ireland’s recycling and waste management champions in 2018.
Read morePlastics – Let’s Focus on the Big Picture
How we use and dispose of plastic waste is now an urgent environmental issue among governments and consumer groups. It is widely accepted that action is now required to address the large quantities of plastic being placed on markets worldwide. However, to tackle the problem efficiently, we must examine the information and historical data available. Yes, we do need to reduce plastic use and change how we recycle it; but, a balanced view on plastics and the right information is also required.
Read morePackaging waste segregation: making the most of our resources
Packaging Waste Segregation: Making the Most of our Resources. Your business continues to make a vitally important contribution to making Ireland one of Europe’s top recycling nations. However it is important that despite current challenges in the plastic recycling markets, we continue this great work.
Read moreCompostable Packaging – A Solution to Plastic Waste?
There has been a significant public reaction to plastic marine litter including calls for plastic packaging to be reduced or even banned. Some organisations are looking to bioplastics and particularly compostable packaging as the solution. Is compostable packaging the solution or should we be looking elsewhere to find the best packaging solutions?
Read moreCoffee Cups: How Big is the Problem
As our desire for convenience and on the go products continues to grow, single use take away coffee cups have become more popular. Coffee cups have recently received plenty of media attention here in Ireland as revelations in the UK highlighted that only 1 in 400 were being recycled.
Read moreNo Eggscuse! Irish public to recycle correctly at Easter
Irish residents consume an estimated 17.5 million chocolate eggs at Easter. As consumption figures increase, so too will the amount of packaging waste that is generated. The findings from the latest Repak research have revealed how important it is to not only recycle, but to do so correctly, over the Easter period.
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