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Plastics – 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.
Read moreDid you know 9/10 Irish people are attracted to a person that recycles
Swipe right for recycling! Repak calls on the nation to fall in love with recycling this Valentine’s Day. Over 500 people were questioned for the Repak study, which found that 92% think littering is an unattractive trait in a date, while four out of five people (80%) said that seeing a potential love interest litter would affect their opinion of them.
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