Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There were loads of things that could be done. Some 60% of what we discard goes into the wrong place where it cannot be recovered. There is no question of recovery, recycling or reuse. That was an early win. We do not have to wait for statutory obligations to come in to get the sectors around the table eliminating things like that. That is where my frustration comes from. It is a lot of the stuff before you get to the point of obligations, regulatory impact assessment and all of that heavy artillery. You could be getting a lot of momentum built in these sectors.

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