Repak publishes 2020 Members’ Plastic Pledge Report
Plastic Pledge Members reduce plastic packaging waste by 18.6% in 2020, despite facing challenging conditions caused by Covid-19
Print14 July 2021
Despite difficult circumstances created by the Covid-19 pandemic during 2020, Repak Plastic Pledge Members achieved a combined plastic packaging recycling rate of 67% and diverted a total of 23,000 tonnes of plastic packaging waste from the Irish market. That’s according to the findings of Repak’s third report analysing the progress of its Plastic Pledge initiative.
The number of businesses signed up to the Repak Members’ Plastic Pledge has now increased to 135.
Speaking at the launch of the 2020 Repak Members’ Plastic Pledge Report, Minister of State for Public Procurement and eGovernment, Ossian Smyth said the initiative had “grown steadily” since its launch.
“Last year was a challenging period for us all, but despite that all members of Repak’s Pledge on Plastic Packaging Waste made huge strides in achieving the Plastic Pledge five objectives,” added CEO of Repak, Séamus Clancy.
“Together, our Plastic Pledge initiative Members have removed 23,000 tonnes of avoidable plastic waste from the estimated 318,760 tonnes of plastic packaging waste being placed on the Irish market and on average, reduced their plastic usage by an average of 18.6%,” he said.
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