Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Farm Plastics Recycling: Discussion

Photo of Martin BrowneMartin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses. Mr. Moloney indicated earlier that more than half the 34,250 tonnes sent for recycling in 2020 was supplied to Irish recyclers with the rest going to European firms. In 2018, China ceased importing all waste, which flooded the European market resulting in higher recycling costs. Bearing that in mind, how are plans to increase our recycling capabilities progressing? What is the position with regard to the plant in Littleton increasing its capacity?

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