Year: 2023

ATU Campuses achieve 75% recycling waste reduction as part of a sustainability drive to be greener

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Sligo and Donegal Letterkenny campuses have made significant changes by “greening” their canteen facilities in a commitment to eliminate single-use items on campus and significantly increase waste recycling levels. The initiative has already seen the canteen on the Sligo campus reduce general waste by 50%, increase recyclable waste levels to 75% […]

Waste packaging statistics for Ireland

EPA waste data release 12 September 2022. Latest reference year 2020 (data subject to Eurostat Validation). Packaging comes with most of the products we buy for our homes and businesses. It protects products during transport, keeps them fresh and provides product information to consumers. Once the goods are unpacked, the packaging become waste. Ireland generated […]