Packaging waste piles up as online shoppers try to avoid post-Brexit charges

The volume of packaging waste in Ireland hit record highs last year as more people started shopping online. Repak fears this will increase even further this year. File Picture

Shopping online via UK-based websites could lead to a barrage of new packaging waste as Irish consumers try to wriggle out of paying extra charges post-Brexit.

New rules introduced on January 1 due to the UK's withdrawal from the EU mean that Irish shoppers are now potentially liable for a host of new charges.