June 3rd, 2020 We were all caught off guard by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the plastics industry was no different. …
Law to ban microbeads comes into effect
February 21st, 2020 A new act to ban the manufacture and sale of cosmetics and personal care products containing microbeads …
Plans to introduce new levies on single-use plastics and waste
The Government looks set to push forward with a series of new environmental levies to encourage behavioural change and bring …
Sick of Plastic campaign to tackle supermarket plastic
April 9th, 2019 A plastic-fighting initiative aimed at reducing supermarket-generated plastic rubbish has urged shoppers to participate in its second …
Epic Museum wants your Paddy’s Day plastic waste
March 19th, 2019 An Irish museum has called on the public to exchange their leftover plastic items from the St …
Growing evidence of microplastics in food chain, committee hears
February 12th, 2019 Evidence of microplastics along the food chain is growing and is becoming a real cause for concern, …
European Chemical Agency proposes broad microplastic ban
January 31st, 2019 The EU’s chemicals regulator has proposed a wide-ranging ban on microplastics that is expected to reduce 400,000 …
Plastic bottle review more ‘time-wasting’ from Government
January 28th, 2019 The Government has been accused of “time-wasting” by the Greens as it launches a new review to …
Project launched to name and shame plastic packaging polluters
January 26th, 2019 A new Cork-based anti-plastic initiative has urged Mondelēz International, the producer of Cadbury chocolates, to stop packaging its …
Court gives green light to challenge Cork plastic factory
January 21st, 2019 A local campaign group was granted leave this morning in the High Court to judicially review An …