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Waste
Ireland has a waste problem. We can't continue to produce so much waste. It's bad for the environment and it's bad for our health.
Prioritising recycling and investing in waste reduction would go a long way to solving the waste crisis.
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Interesting fact:Ireland recycles about 5 per cent of its householdwaste compared to 52 per cent in Switzerland, 50 per cent in Austria and 48 per cent in Germany!
At least 80 per cent of our waste could be recycled. To make this a reality, the Government should:
- Stop building incinerators - and put resources into less damaging ways of dealing with the waste crisis.
- Make recycling easier - by providing everyone with a recycling collection service from their homes.
- Make manufacturers responsible- for the whole life cycle of their products so things are recycleable and made to last.
It is time to improve our quality of life, create new jobs in recycling and live within the limits of the earth's resources.
Image © Tom Duddington/Friends of the Earth, Nick Strugnell/ Friends of the Earth
