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Seen & Heard: Danske’s tracker challenge and Repak drops opposition to bottle return scheme

Close to a third of plastic exported from the EU, the UK, Switzerland and Norway to southeast Asia for recycling is not recycled at all

From planting to organising the kids’ room, there are lots of ways to keep plastic out of landfill

‘Up to 31%’ of exported plastic for recycling not recycled at all, researchers find

David Attenborough’s Blue Planet TV series is credited with causing a seismic shift in consumer attitude towards the use of plastic, prompting governments to take action to ban throwaway plastic

Eating and drinking at home creates more domestic waste, but there are ways to limit volumes, save money and help the planet

Retailer goes for strategic approach that avoids green spin

Pricewatch: About 15m crackers will be pulled in Ireland over festive season

Report says border area has proven to be problematic when it comes to enforcement

Europe Letter: Emily O’Reilly is bidding for re-election for a second term as Europe’s Ombudsman

Organisation is recognised for eliminating three landfill sites and creating community recycling system over 20 years

Food waste not only hits our pockets, it also hits the planet. What can we do to reduce it?

Responsibility for sustainable practices in the workplace should come from the top down

The biggest challenge in reducing waste and increasing recycling is to change human behaviour

Move will save more than 450 tonnes of non-recyclable waste annually in 139 outlets

Deep RiverRock first major water brand in Ireland to produce fully recycled bottle

Living a truly sustainable life in 21st-century Ireland is impossible but even small actions will have an impact

Martin Tobin of European Recycling Platform offers five practical tips for companies to implement

Repak on the changing landscape when it comes to recycling, reducing and embracing sustainability

Richard Bruton is committed to increasing plastic recycling rates to 55 per cent by 2030

Lack of policial action on climate change has spawned a movement of strong, committed environmental activists

Repak says online stores use legal loophole to avoid paying packaging recycling bill

Difficult to overstate the scale of behavioural change that is needed

Repak calls on Government to establish a plastics working group to oversee transition

Former banker David Went and ex-Tesco Ireland chief Tony Keohane join Johnson Hana as non-executive directors

The Irish scientist on women’s voices in climate change and tackling Stem’s gender bias

‘We recycle 34 per cent of all plastic’ as the 50% target by 2025 is described as ‘ambitious’

Committee members rebuff attempt by Denis Naughten to water down waste reduction bill

However, proposed levy on non-recyclable coffee cups will not be introduced

Move by some outlets follows ‘shop and drop’ over weekend, says campaign co-ordinator

Irish activists engage in a ‘shop and drop’ to highlight levels of unwanted packaging

Shoppers urged to hand back plastic packaging at checkouts during Saturday’s protest

So far idea of deposit return scheme has met with resistance among Irish retailers and recycling industry

But there is a new willingness among to act more sustainably

The EU has taken the radical step of committing to ensuring all plastic in Europe will be recyclable by 2030

It is estimated retailers here produce 80,000 tonnes of plastic waste every year

Minister says local communities will be critical in battle against illegal dumping

However, retailers warn of ‘litter law implications’ if waste left behind

Friends of the Earth targets supermarket packaging on day of action in April

Europe-wide move to reduce generation of plastic agreed as part of new EU strategy