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    The Morning Lead
    Ireland producing more waste than a decade ago and 'almost certain' to miss 2025 recycling target
    In 2022, Ireland generated 15.7 million tonnes of waste.
    16 Dec 2024
    15.0k
    105
    Busan
    Plastic pollution treaty talks begin in South Korea
    25 Nov 2024
    3.6k
    29
    United Nations
    Talks on global treaty to reduce plastic pollution begin in Canada
    23 Apr 2024
    5.5k
    driving for change
    Physical driving licence could become 'history' as EU proposes digital option
    1 Mar 2023
    34.2k
    35
    plastic waste
    England to ban single-use plastic cutlery and plates two years after EU
    9 Jan 2023
    10.1k
    11
    Recyling
    Deposit-return scheme on bottles and cans to start rolling out in shops
    28 Nov 2022
    31.4k
    39
    Environment
    Global plastic waste will triple by 2060 according to OECD projections
    3 Jun 2022
    6.5k
    7
    Environment
    Targets for recycling plastic packaging will be 'extremely challenging' - so how do we do it?
    22 Jan 2022
    13.2k
    20
    Sri Lanka
    Elephants dying from eating plastic waste in Sri Lankan dump, conservationists warn
    14 Jan 2022
    16.2k
    21
    plastic or planet?
    Opinion: If we don't act now on plastic pollution, we will run out of choices
    Lyndsey O’Connell
    Updated 22 Oct 2021
    15.0k
    34
    Rubbish
    Soft plastic: How much of it will actually be recycled and what difference will it make?
    7 Sep 2021
    24.0k
    14
    Waste
    Levy on disposable coffee cups to be introduced in coming months
    3 Aug 2021
    36.1k
    75
    The Daily Poll
    Poll: Do you make efforts to reduce how much plastics you buy?
    3 Jul 2021
    25.2k
    68
    Poll
    Poll: Will you try to limit your waste this Christmas?
    13 Dec 2020
    26.3k
    30
    Festive Waste
    Opinion: Why the planet needs us to cut our consumption this Christmas
    Lyndsey O’Connell
    12 Dec 2020
    14.7k
    23
    The Daily Poll
    Poll: Have you made efforts to use less plastic in your daily life?
    19 Aug 2020
    22.7k
    66
    Pollution
    Plastic in the Atlantic Ocean is far beyond levels previously estimated
    18 Aug 2020
    30.3k
    40
    recycling
    McDonald's to trial recycling unwanted plastic toys into new products such as coffee cups
    14 Nov 2019
    15.1k
    64
    Monaghan
    Ireland's first reverse vending machine allows people to recycle plastic bottles in return for 10c vouchers
    30 Sep 2019
    48.4k
    39
    no waste
    Is it really possible to live a zero waste life? I tried for a week (and did a terrible job)
    30 Aug 2019
    20.1k
    23
    marium
    Beloved Thai dugong found dead with plastic in her stomach
    17 Aug 2019
    84.3k
    20
    microplastics
    Microplastics found in Arctic and Alps after being carried by wind and snow, scientists warn
    15 Aug 2019
    10.6k
    17
    The Daily Poll
    Poll: Should Ireland ban all single-use plastics?
    1 Aug 2019
    31.3k
    83
    ireland 2029
    'We need to leave the throwaway culture behind': Could Ireland really go plastic free by 2029?
    31 Jul 2019
    14.8k
    71
    Oceans
    Irish teenager wins global science award for removing microplastics from water
    30 Jul 2019
    451k
    44
    tough talking
    'We cannot be radical enough': David Attenborough calls for drastic climate change action
    9 Jul 2019
    35.1k
    61
    flying the green flag
    Ireland surpasses all EU recycling targets including plastics, glass and metal
    27 Jun 2019
    21.9k
    54
    The Daily Poll
    Poll: Should Ireland ban all single-use plastics by 2021?
    12 Jun 2019
    35.8k
    73
    recycling
    Canada is planning to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
    10 Jun 2019
    10.2k
    9
    United Nations
    Landmark pact to regulate plastic waste signed by 180 nations - but not the US
    11 May 2019
    15.5k
    37
    recycling
    Lidl says it's introducing in-store recycling stations across the country
    10 Apr 2019
    32.5k
    30
    Environment
    Government and schools will no longer buy single-use plastic cups, cutlery and straws
    Updated 4 Jan 2019
    27.9k
    56
    plastic problem
    Wet wipes and sanitary products cause over 500 sewage blockages every month
    18 Nov 2018
    62.9k
    51
    Trash Talk
    'Single-use': Term used to refer to throw away plastic named Collins word of the year 2018
    7 Nov 2018
    8.8k
    13
    dublin coast
    Review begins as 70kg of plastic debris recovered in Dún Laoghaire baths clear-up
    5 Nov 2018
    30.7k
    17
    The Daily Poll
    Poll: Do you use plastic bottles?
    4 Nov 2018
    31.4k
    87
    plastic
    New EU rules aim to cut down on amount of bottled water people drink
    27 Oct 2018
    22.1k
    33
    The Daily Poll
    Poll: Do you make efforts to reduce how much single-use plastics you buy?
    7 Oct 2018
    18.0k
    47
    Environment
    Lidl Ireland won't be selling single-use plastics after next year
    7 Oct 2018
    42.2k
    39
    OFF TARGET
    To reach EU targets Ireland needs to increase its plastic recycling by 80%
    19 Sep 2018
    7.3k
    43
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