Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion

Photo of Alan FarrellAlan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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I thank Mr. Flynn for that. I thank Mr. Quirke for mentioning the caddies, which I was actually going to ask about. Is there is there any data to show that they are effective and that they are incentivising people to use their brown bins? If there is, would it not be beneficial for us to roll it out on a national basis? We must try to incentivise people to actually use those brown bins effectively so we can hit our target, as has been previously discussed. Aside from caddies, are there other methods in play to incentivise and educate the general public, as one of my colleagues mentioned, about the importance of using these bins appropriately?