Ireland worst waste producer of 'old EU'

Ireland produced more waste per person in 2004 than any other country in the 14 countries of the 'old' EU.

Figures from the UK-based Institute for Public Policy Research show that the average Irish person created 869 kilograms of rubbish - almost twice as much as the average person in Finland.

There is some better news however, in that Ireland is lying mid-table in the amount of rubbish that it recycles.