Country's recycling rate falls by 4% putting 2025 targets under threat 

Director of the EPA's Office of Environmental Sustainability Micheal Lehane said urgent measures are needed to avoid unnecessary packaging use in the first instance.

Ireland generated 1.2 million tonnes of packaging waste last year, according to a new report.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found the overall recycling rate for packaging waste fell by 4% in 2021.