Plastic Pollution Ocean pollution https www youtube comwatch

Plastic Pollution • Ocean pollution • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ju_2 Nu. K 5 O-E • Uses for plastic • https: //www. thebetterindia. com/58509/reuse-plastic-bottles-reducepollution-waste/

In Ireland • Waste management companies in Ireland are no longer accepting certain kinds of plastic for recycling, as China is no longer accepting imports of such waste for recycling • Last week in Fingal, the contracted waste management company started charging • 80 c per lift and 4. 5 c per kg

Material Recycled tonnes Number of containers recycled Not recycled tonnes Number of Percentage containers recycled not recycled Glass packaging 143, 598 125, 772 629 million 17, 826 89 million Plastic bottles 39, 501 27, 535 2. 12 billion 11, 966 920 million 70% Aluminium cans 8, 733 4, 778 318. 5 million 3, 955 Figures from 2015, Repak Produced tonnes 263. 7 million 89% 55%

Waste Reduction Bill – currently being debated! • The Bill (draft law) would introduce a 10 c deposit on plastic bottles, which would be refunded when you bring the bottle back for recycling. • Ban or levy on single use non-compostable cups and tableware

Waste Reduction Bill – being debated today! Call the opposition spokesperson on the Environment today! http: //voiceireland. org/blog/shop-and-drop-to-policy-change/ Send this message below to committee member Timmy Dooley by email to timmy. dooley@oireachtas. ie or call his office at (065) 6891115 / (01) 6183514

Dear Deputy Dooley, We understand that the Committee on Communications, Climate Action and the Environment is considering the Waste Reduction bill next week and the next actions the committee will take. We urge you, as the Fianna Fail environmental spokesman, to support this bill and its provisions to ban certain plastic single-use items and to establish a deposit refund scheme for drinks containers. We ask you to move this legislation onto the next stage of Dail consideration to ensure that we reduce the amount of unwanted plastic in our environment and to place the burden of waste management and disposal back on to the producers, where it belongs. As long as packaging and waste producers pay only a pittance for placing unwanted plastic onto the market, there is no incentive for them to reduce their waste creation. Consumers, who now must pay for recycling and waste disposal costs, are sick of plastic. This was clearly illustrated during the national Sick of Plastic Day of Action at supermarkets on the 21 st of April where thousands of shoppers left their plastic packaging behind. Please urge your colleagues to support the Waste Reduction bill and take a stand to reduce plastic pollution. Kind Regards

What can you do in Rush? • Write to: The Manager, Tesco and Eurospar, Rush • Write to them and ask them to: • Offer more items without packaging, such as fruit and vegetables (without plastic trays, wrapping and nets) and fresh bread. • Ensure their own brand packaging is easily compostable or recyclable, or plastic-free • Only carry brands that have easily compostable or recyclable packaging, or plastic-free • Implement a plastic free aisle. • Set up systems whereby consumers can buy items in bulk. • Set up a system whereby customers can use their own containers to buy dried goods, buying only what they need

Join the national #sickofplastic campaign • Petition: https: //www. foe. ie/takeaction/break-free-from-plastic/ • FB https: //www. facebook. com/sickofplasticireland/ • Twitter https: //twitter. com/Sick. Of. Plastic. IE