EEA warning despite top rubbish recycling rate

Ireland’s reputation as a green land is well-deserved as a new survey shows we have one of the best recycling rates of household rubbish anywhere in Europe.

However, the European Environmental Agency (EEA) said a lack of regulation and control of waste collection services could prevent us from meeting legally-binding EU recycling targets in the future.

Irish people recycle more household waste than the citizens of 35 European countries with the exception of Germans, according to the results of a new survey by the EU.