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Tips for Sustainable Outdoor Dining

Prepare to picnic with MyWaste's top sustainable tips for outdoor dining this Summer. Find out more now.

Call on Irish public to continue recycling at home this Easter

Irish residents are expected to recycle 49,000 tonnes of packaging waste this year, enough to fill the Aviva Stadium to its roof three times. It’s a scenario that 72% of the Irish public didn’t anticipate, but this Easter will again be celebrated in lockdown. With restrictions in place, according to our research, 45% say it is unlikely they will spend Easter with family this year. Despite this, 79% will still uphold their Easter traditions.

Winners of Team Green for Schools competition

Repak launched a two week recycling quiz and word search competition on Facebook and Instagram, inviting children to complete either activity sheet from its Team Green for Schools Primary School programme. The competition generated fantastic engagement and there were over 100 entries from children between the ages of 3-12. Read more to view our winning entries!

Repak launches ‘Team Green for Schools’ competition

Repak has launched a recycling quiz and word search competition today on Facebook and Instagram, inviting children to complete either activity sheet from its Team Green for Schools Primary School programme. Enter now and you could win a €100 Smyths voucher. As homeschooling continues for the foreseeable few weeks, this is a great opportunity to teach children about the importance of recycling, while having fun with our schools’ characters, Bobby the box, Cormac the can, Bridget the bottle and Jenny the jam jar.

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Ireland expected to increase volumes of packaging over Christmas 2020

­Ireland is expected to generate over 81,000 tonnes of packaging waste this Christmas, a 7% increase on 2019. The survey of 2,600 people in Ireland which examines how we will spend Christmas 2020 also reveals that many of us will be splashing out more on presents this year, with 16% planning to spend between €500-€750. Right now, 2 million more parcels are being posted a week in comparison to this time last year.

Aldi wins top award at 2020 Pakman Awards

Aldi Ireland were named the winner of the 2020 Pakman Award at the 6th annual Pakman Awards, powered by Repak. This year, the Pakman Awards took place at a virtual ceremony and were hosted by Repak’s Team Green Ambassador Anna Geary. Special guest, Minister for Environment, Climate Action, Communications and Transport, Eamon Ryan TD was also in attendance.

Support Team Green. Shop with a Repak Member

On the 30th of Nov we launched our ‘Support Local, Shop with a Repak Member’ Christmas campaign across our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn channels. 2020 has been a tough year for Irish businesses nationwide and this Christmas more than ever we are encouraging the Irish public to support local by shopping with Repak Member businesses.

Packaging waste from online retailers increases in 2020

In 2020, packaging waste generated from online shopping in Ireland increased by a staggering 2,953 tonnes (25%), the equivalent of 15 million standard sized parcels or 9 parcels per each household. That’s according to data released today by environmental not-for-profit organisation, Repak.