Dublin -- The Irish recycling organisation Repak has published its Activity Report 2010. In that year, Repak financed the recovery and recycling of just over 626,000 tonnes of used packaging: a decrease of 2.8 percent on the previous year. This is down from a high of 713,000 tonnes in 2008 recorded before the economic downturn. Since then the total packaging waste arisings have decreased in line with a contraction in the domestic economy. However as per 2009, Repak are confident that it has achieved a recovery and recycling rate of circa 65 to 67 percent which is in excess of the EU 2011 packaging recovery and recycling targets.

Household or domestically sourced tonnes from Kerbside bins, bottle banks and recycling centres were 190,000 tonnes, accounting for 30 percent of all tonnes financed by Repak in 2010. Overall total household used packaging decreased by 9.6 percent or approximately 20,000 tonnes.

This masked a good performance in Kerbside tonnes which held steady against a market decline meanwhile household bring tonnes decreased by 17.1 percent, the majority of which was bring glass down by 15,500 tonnes on the previous year. Kerbside sourced used packaging now accounts for 56 percent (versus 52 percent in 2009) of all household packaging recovered in 2010.

According to the 2008 Eurostat figures Ireland is ranked 8th amongst the EU 27 in terms of packaging recycling rates. 140 kilos of used packaging were recovered/recycled per person in 2010.

Quelle: Repak Ltd.

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