More than €66m unclaimed from Deposit Return Scheme last yearThe State-backed firm behind the Deposit Return Scheme recorded a pre-tax surplus of €51.3 million last year
1.6 billion bottles and cans returned through Deposit Return Scheme so farRecycling rates have risen from 49 per cent to an estimated 91 per cent, with 76 per cent of containers captured directly through the DRS and a further 15 per cent collected via mixed dry recycling.
EU targets do not properly reflect e-waste recycling efforts, WEEE Ireland warnsThe boss of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Ireland says the benefits of repair and recycling are not accounted for in the targets.