Limerick council accused of recycling 'greenwashing'

Greenwashing is when an organisation spends more time and money on marketing itself as environmentally friendly than on actually minimising its environmental impact. 

Social Democrats councillor Elisa O'Donovan accused Limerick's local authority of 'greenwashing', after it said all waste from their city centre recycling bins is put into the same skips before being processed for landfill or incineration. Photo: Press 22

Limerick City and County Council has been accused of “greenwashing” after it was discovered that all waste from their city centre recycling bins is put into the same skips before being processed for landfill or incineration.

The comment came from Social Democrats councillor Elisa O'Donovan after she asked the council where the final destination for street refuse is, in relation to ordinary and recycling bins within the city centre.