Waste Management Issues

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 October 2013

Thursday, 10 October 2013

Questions (135)

Brendan Griffin

Question:

135. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of plastic drinking bottles used here annually; if he will provide a breakdown of the sizes of these bottles and the different categories of liquids used in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42811/13]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

While my Department does not collect or collate the information sought, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) produces the National Waste Report which provides some detail on waste streams in Ireland, on an annual basis.  The most recent report, relating to 2011, is available for download from the EPA website.