Written answers

Wednesday, 28 September 2005

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Recycling Policy

9:00 pm

Photo of John GormleyJohn Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Question 1345: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to encourage CIE to introduce paper and glass recycling on trains and in stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24558/05]

Photo of Dick RocheDick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Public bodies are encouraged on an ongoing basis to improve their recycling effort to help meet environmental objectives. The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's race against waste campaign aims to raise awareness of waste issues and change behaviour at home and at work to reduce the amount of waste being produced and increase recycling.

Under the campaign, an action at work programme was developed, in consultation with stakeholders including Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, to provide advice to large organisations on how they can help staff and customers to reduce, reuse and recycle. An action at work pack was developed including material that set out specific actions that companies could take to improve recycling and help the environment. The programme also offers large organisations proactive support through a helpline and nationwide seminars, run by waste management specialists, and tailored to each organisation. Information on this initiative is also available on the Internet at www.raceagainstwaste.ie.

I wrote last February to a number of large organisations, public and private sector, enclosing a copy of the action at work pack in order to further promote participation in the race against waste by such organisations. Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann were among the organisations contacted in this way.

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