January 28th, 2019 The Government has been accused of “time-wasting” by the Greens as it launches a new review to examine how to tackle plastic bottle pollution and meet ambitious upcoming EU targets on plastic pollution. This morning, the Minister for Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton announced that our Read more…
May 22nd, 2018 The Minister for the Environment is attempting to water down plans for a national deposit and return scheme (DRS) for bottles, environmental groups have warned. The Oireachtas Environment Committee is set to vote this afternoon in private session on the wording of its report on the Waste Read more…
February 19th, 2018 A Fine Gael Senator has outlined support for a deposit return scheme for plastic bottles, despite her party’s opposition to the policy in legislation currently before the Oireachtas environment committee. Earlier today, Senator Catherine Noone said that Ireland should follow in the footsteps of numerous Scandinavian countries, Read more…
