Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the extension of recyclable material is to now include soft plastics has significantly increased the volume of materials collected as dry recyclables green bin; if he will consider altering the frequency of the green bin collection to accommodate the new arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6150/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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As the move to include soft plastics was only introduced in September 2021 it is too soon for any data to be available which would quantify the impact of the measure on the volume of materials collected in the mixed dry recyclable bin. Any such data, when it becomes available, will be published by the EPA who are responsible for the production of our national waste statistics, please see National Waste Statistics | Environmental Protection Agency (epa.ie). Under the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 (as amended), all authorised household waste collectors are obliged to collect the dry mixed recyclable bin as least once every fortnight. There are no plans to take measures to alter this frequency of collection.