Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 May 2018
185. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of LDPE or HDPE beverage containers sold here on an annual basis; and the number that are recycled. [22915/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra186. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of PET beverage containers sold here on an annual basis; and the number that are recycled. [22916/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra187. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of aluminium beverage containers sold here on an annual basis; and the number that are recycled. [22917/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 185 to 187, inclusive, together.
Packaging statistics are compiled in Ireland by the EPA in accordance with the EU Packaging Directive. In accordance with that Directive, we are obliged to report by tonnage on the following packaging types: Glass, Plastic, Paper and Board, Metals and Wood. In the most recent statistics compiled by the EPA, 282,148 tonnes of plastic were generated in Ireland, of which 34% was recycled. 65,861 tonnes of metal (aluminium and steel) were generated and 75% of this was recycled (https://www.epa.ie/nationalwastestatistics/packaging/).
The table below details the amount of tonnage in each of the categories above placed on the market by members of the national producer responsibility scheme (Repak) and the rate at which they were recycled.
Tonnes
|
|
PET |
HDPE |
Total |
Aluminium Cans |
|
Repak Members Tonnes Placed on the Market 2017 |
23,852 |
13,416 |
37,268 |
9,194 |
|
Repak Funded Tonnes 2017 Recycled |
15,510 |
8,903 |
24,413 |
7,706 |
|
Recycling Rate |
65% |
66% |
66% |
77% |
