Seanad debates
Wednesday, 5 February 2003
Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed).
Packaging is a huge problem, as everything one buys seems to be surrounded by a large amount of plastic or other non-recyclable material. This runs contrary to this country's stated ambition of reducing the amount of waste that is generated. I would like to hear the Minister's thoughts on the fact that as we have become more prosperous as a nation, we have produced more waste. Does it follow automatically that a prosperous country should produce so much waste?
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