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Urgent action needed to address Ireland’s rising waste volumes

The Environmental protection agency is calling for urgent action to address Ireland’s rising...

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07.38 3 Dec 2021

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Urgent action needed to address Ireland’s rising waste volumes

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The Environmental protection agency is calling for urgent action to address Ireland’s rising waste volumes and falling recycling rates. That’s according to their new National Waste Statistics Summary Report for 2019. Tara Higgins, EPA Senior Scientist spoke to Jonathan Healy this morning.

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