EU report exposes poor Irish performance in waste recycling

IRELAND is near the bottom of the EU table for recycling packaging waste, according to the European Commission.

Commission data shows Ireland recycled just 35% of all packaging waste, compared to an EU average of 52%. However, the Department of Environment and industry recycling body, Repak, said the Irish data was out of date and Ireland will meet its 2005 target (to recycle 50% of packaging waste) by the end of year.

The Commission report showed Ireland recycled: