Dublin -- Ireland’s packaging waste organisation, Repak, has reported that last year Ireland once again exceed its 2011 EU used packaging recycling target by recycling and recovering over 626,000 tonnes or 65 percent of all glass, cardboard, plastic, metal and wood packaging. The organisation also reported a drop in the overall amount of used packaging recovered/recycled of 2.8 percent and a 6.4 percent drop in Repak revenues, reflecting a more difficult economic environment for members and consumers.

In 2010 Euro 26.3 was raised as income from “Repak packaging levies” from participating member companies. During the year a total of Euro 28.2 million was spent on supporting the equivalent recovery/recycling of 140 kilos of used packaging per person or 15 green bins per household.

According to the organisation, the 3.6 percent decline in the amount of packaging reported to the scheme by participating members as placed on the market reflects the overall decline in economic activity in Ireland, with less packaged items purchased. All of the different packaging materials recycled/recovered were down in 2010 by an average of 2.8 percent overall with the exception of used plastic which grew by 12 percent. Glass experienced the single biggest drop of 9 percent from 2009, primarily due to the effect of the poor weather on bring collections and the closure of Rehab Glassco glass processing facilities for three months in the latter quarter of 2010.

The mix of materials collected were :
1. Paper 46.1 percent (288,911 tonnes)
2. Glass, 17.1 percent (106,629 tonnes)
3. Wood 15.5 percent (96,783 tonnes)
4. Plastic 14.2 percent (89,130 tonnes)
5. Steel 6.6 percent (41,292 tonnes)
6. Aluminium 0.5 percent (3,356 tonnes)

Much more figures and details can be found under recyclemore.ie.

Quelle: Repak Limited

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