EPA report shows low uptake of Green Public Procurement in government department contracts
Of €922 million spend by government departments on contracts in 2022, 34 per cent included green criteria. The increase in the use of green criteria (10% in 2021, 34% in 2022) is encouraging but still at a low level. All government departments must improve their implementation of Green Public Procurement and purchase more resource-efficient and […]
New low-cost Home Energy Upgrade Loan Scheme launched
– Government-backed €500 million scheme will support homeowners to invest in energy efficiency – From today, homeowners can borrow from €5,000 to €75,000 at significantly lower interest rates to make their homes warmer and cheaper to run Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath, and Minister of State […]
Repak’s recycling research highlights a damaging gap in recycling knowledge among Irish residents
· Only 34% of Irish residents strongly agree they understand how to correctly recycle · Repak launches a new campaign, Don’t Waste Earth Day, to encourage everyone, from consumers to commercial businesses, to sort and separate their packaging properly this Earth Day Ahead of Earth Day, Repak has unveiled research* pointing to a critical gap […]
Communities across Ireland come together to celebrate the launch of the 25th #SpringClean24
As the National Spring Clean celebrates 25 years, An Taisce is calling on communities to come together and tackle Ireland’s litter problem to protect biodiversity and help fight climate change! April 2nd marks the official launch of The National Spring Clean 2024! To date there have been over 3,100 registrations nationally, but registrations will remain open […]
Deposit Return Scheme Surpasses 20 Million Drinks Containers Collected Since Launch
· Total number of containers returned since launch is 21,018,360 · Re-turn recorded its highest daily collection rate on Friday, March 29, with 1.2 Million drinks containers collected · Over 2.2 million drinks containers were collected over the course of the long St Patrick’s weekend (16 – 18 March) Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme, Re-turn, has […]
Farming for Water represents a real opportunity for agricultural sector
The new €60 million Farming for Water project which has been announced with the aim of supporting up to 15,000 farmers to improve water quality, represents a real opportunity for the agricultural sector to make a cost-free investment in the future. The Farming for Water project is a European Innovation Partnership (EIP), the largest […]
New Climate and Engagement Campaign launched – a first of its kind globally
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan today (Thursday, 28 March) launched Climate Actions Work – a new, first of its kind national engagement and communications campaign to support and encourage action on climate and community resilience over the coming year. The new engagement campaign will focus on hearing from, and working with, […]
Ireland expected to recycle over 62,000 tonnes of packaging this Easter
Repak encourages the public to become egg-cellent recyclers by segregating and recycling their waste this Easter · 80% expect to indulge in a milk chocolate Easter egg, with only 4% seeking vegan or plant-based chocolate eggs · The quality of chocolate is the leading motivating factor when it comes to purchasing Easter eggs · […]
Odour and Noise Complaints accounted for 90 per cent of all complaints to the EPA in 2023
The EPA carried out over 1,200 inspections at 535 licensed industrial and waste facilities. 91 per cent of these were unannounced. The Licence & Enforcement Access Portal (LEAP) launched in 2023 giving the public enhanced access to environmental information. The EPA identified 11 sites as National Priority Sites for enforcement in 2023. Most […]
Avoid March Madness this Easter and Think Before You Pour dairy products or fats, oils and greases down the sink!
This Easter, Clean Coasts and Uisce Éireann are drawing inspiration from two famous characters of Wonderland to deliver a very important message. Alice and the Mad Hatter are urging the public to dispose of fats, oils, greases and dairy products in the right way – by putting them in the bin and not down the […]
