Recycling Policy

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 September 2021

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

Questions (123)

Ivana Bacik

Question:

123. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated annual cost of including glass bottles in the proposed deposit return scheme of his Department. [45138/21]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy sets out the roadmap for the introduction of a national Deposit and Return Scheme in 2022.  Materials to be included in the scheme will be those for which there are challenging EU recycling and separate collection targets. The scheme will therefore focus on plastic bottles and aluminium beverage cans. Recycling rates in Ireland for glass are significantly above current EU targets While other materials may be considered for inclusion in the Deposit and Return Scheme when the scheme is fully established no analysis of associated costs of inclusion have  been undertaken at this point in time.

Question No. 124 answered with Question No. 85.

Question No. 125 answered with Question No. 85.