This statistic displays the recycling rate of packaging waste in Ireland in 2017. It shows that the majority of glass packaging waste was recycled in this year. In comparison, just 34 percent of plastic packaging waste recycled.
On average 66 percent of packaging waste was recycled in 2017. This was the lowest rate since 2010.
Recycling rate of packaging waste in Ireland in 2017, by type
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EPA Ireland. (October 31, 2019). Recycling rate of packaging waste in Ireland in 2017, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/954200/packaging-waste-recycling-rate-ireland/
EPA Ireland. "Recycling rate of packaging waste in Ireland in 2017, by type." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/954200/packaging-waste-recycling-rate-ireland/
EPA Ireland. (2019). Recycling rate of packaging waste in Ireland in 2017, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/954200/packaging-waste-recycling-rate-ireland/
EPA Ireland. "Recycling Rate of Packaging Waste in Ireland in 2017, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/954200/packaging-waste-recycling-rate-ireland/
EPA Ireland, Recycling rate of packaging waste in Ireland in 2017, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/954200/packaging-waste-recycling-rate-ireland/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Recycling rate of packaging waste in Ireland in 2017, by type [Graph], EPA Ireland, October 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/954200/packaging-waste-recycling-rate-ireland/