Recycling by homeowners in South at almost twice minimum EU target

Recycling by homeowners in the southern region of the country rose dramatically from 2012 to 2014 and now stands at almost twice the minimum EU target.

Householders in the nine counties that comprise the Southern region are now recycling 75% of their waste, a 12% rise in the two-year period, according to the 2016 annual report of Southern Region Waste Management Office, the body that promotes best practice in waste management in the southern counties.

The amount of household waste sent to landfill has also fallen but the overall annual amount of it has risen.