Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the proposed deposit return scheme of his Department excludes glass bottles; and if he plans to amend the scheme to include glass. [47829/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy sets out the roadmap for the introduction of a national Deposit and Return Scheme in 2022. Materials to be included in the scheme will be those for which Ireland faces challenging EU recycling and separate collection targets. The scheme will therefore focus on plastic bottles and aluminium beverage cans. Recycling rates in Ireland for glass are significantly above current EU targets.

Other materials may be considered for inclusion in the Deposit and Return Scheme when the scheme is fully established.