Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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183. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will confirm the recycling policy in relation to PVC and uPVC glass windows; the amount that went to landfill or that was recycled in 2019 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57762/22]

Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the types of plastics which are recyclable; the types of these plastics that are currently being collected for recycling for each local authority; the types that have not yet begun to be collected for recycling; his plans and timescales to ensure that all recyclable plastics are collected and recycled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57763/22]

Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 184 together. 183 and 184 together.

Since September 2021, all plastic packaging, including soft plastics, may now be placed in the mixed dry recycling bin.Full details on what packaging materials may be recycled are available at the MyWaste.ie website. 

-All packaging being placed on the market must be reusable or recyclable by 2030.

-Supports to increase the use of recycled materials in packaging, including the introduction of a virgin - plastic levy will be examined.

-Reducing over-packaging and packaging waste while driving design for reuse and recyclability of  packaging will be central to an ambitious approach we will take with the European Commission.

In relation to PVC and uPVC glass windows the data requested by the Deputy is not compiled by my Department. The EPA is the competent authority for the collation of national waste statistics and reports annually on Ireland’s performance against a range of European waste directive and regulations. These reports are available at  National Waste Statistics | Environmental Protection Agency (epa.ie)

There is currently no specific policy on the recycling of these products which should be disposed of appropriately where repair or reuse is not possible.