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17-09-2019, 09:30 AM | #1 | |||
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Government to ban single-use plastics in waste sector overhaul Bruton to announce plans to cut landfill disposal by 60% and food waste by 50% bringing an end to single-use plastics in Ireland and introducing environmental levies to prompt widespread change in human behaviour are among a series of measures to be announced by the Government on Monday. The actions are part of an overhaul of the Irish waste sector announced by Minister for Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton. A ban on a wide variety of plastics, and moves to reduce food waste by 50 per cent and cut landfill disposal by 60 per cent are also included in the changes. They are being introduced to comply with the Government’s new climate action plan, notably its carbon emissions reduction targets, and to meet demanding EU directives coming into force in coming years. Deposit and return scheme A separate review is evaluating how to deliver a 90 per cent collection target for single-use plastic bottles in Ireland, including the possibility of introducing a deposit and return scheme (DRS), and how this might operate in an Irish context. More than 200kg of waste packaging, 59kg of which is plastic, is generated per person every year, which is above the EU average. Food waste alone costs homeowners €700 a year and accounts for a loss of €1 billion to enterprises. The new waste strategy will also include a ban on single-use plastic plates, cutlery, straws, balloon sticks, cotton bud sticks, polystyrene cups and food containers as well as new fees on non-recyclable plastics, such as on food packaging in supermarkets. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/envi...haul-1.4018889
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17-09-2019, 09:31 AM | #2 | |||
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A great and very sensible idea.
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17-09-2019, 10:48 AM | #3 | |||
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Great idea! Nice one Ireland
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17-09-2019, 11:12 AM | #4 | |||
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What Date is it being Done by?
Every nation is going this way..................... |
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17-09-2019, 11:14 AM | #5 | ||
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That and planting lots of trees suggests Ireland could be pushing ahead to become a leader in the eco field
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17-09-2019, 11:16 AM | #6 | |||
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Cheer up Arista
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17-09-2019, 11:24 AM | #7 | ||
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A forward looking and refreshing Nation is the Republic of Ireland.
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17-09-2019, 12:17 PM | #8 | |||
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17-09-2019, 12:26 PM | #9 | |||
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think of the poor third world countries that make all their money taking our waste
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17-09-2019, 12:34 PM | #10 | |||
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17-09-2019, 04:30 PM | #11 | |||
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Ireland had a smoking ban and a plastic bag charge years before the UK Arista
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17-09-2019, 04:30 PM | #12 | |||
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Any news from Poland?
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17-09-2019, 04:38 PM | #13 | ||
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Dont get me started on them
Theres a hard right government in power trying to dilute EU resolutions on environment. There was a scandal couple of years ago when they allowed logging in the last patch of virgin forest in europe, Puszcza Bialowieska, a national park. Luckily it got reversed after a few years. They are sort of trump lite, so you can imagine. |
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17-09-2019, 04:39 PM | #14 | |||
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17-09-2019, 04:42 PM | #15 | ||
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As long as that lot is in power there wont be any good news from poland for me to brag about.
And with brexit here... dont know which way to turn tbh |
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17-09-2019, 05:08 PM | #16 | |||
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17-09-2019, 05:17 PM | #17 | ||
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Right wingers just destroy everything, selfish and arrogant
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