Irish households set to recycle enough waste this year to fill Aviva Stadium three times

Irish households have increased recycling in their homes by 10%. Picture: John Sheehan Photography.

The Irish population is expected to recycle 49,000 tonnes of packaging waste in 2021, enough to fill the Aviva Stadium to its roof three times.

Research conducted by environmental not-for-profit organisation, Repak, the volume of waste from packaging being recycled by Irish households has increased by 10%, with 325,000 tonnes more of waste being recycled since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.