Press Releases

Green Schools Awards: 25th February 2010

An Taisce’s Green-Schools programme is going from strength to strength as a further 124 schools nationwide have achieved the coveted International Green Flag for the first time in recognition of their efforts in reducing litter and waste, and a further 219 schools have successfully renewed the Green Flag for the themes of energy conservation, water conservation and sustainable travel to school.

UCC Green Campus Award: 23rd February 2010

UCC has become the first university in the world to be presented with the prestigious international Green Flag award. The award was presented for the Green Campus initiative, which, in the past three years has seen the university save €300,000 in waste management costs, by reducing waste to landfill by nearly 400 tonnes and improving recycling from 21% to 60%.

National Spring Clean call for registrations: 22nd February 2010

The National Spring Clean, Ireland’s largest anti-litter initiative, is urging people to help to revive their community spirit this spring by volunteering some time. The campaign, which runs throughout the month of April, is fully reliant on volunteers and free clean-up kits will be issued to those registering a clean-up.

Repak Green Christmas 2009

As households around the country wrap their presents and stock up with extra food and drink, Repak is asking people to keep a green eye on the extra 75,000 tonnes of packaging from biscuit tins and beer bottles, to toy boxes and wrapping paper that could be recycled.

Repak Recycling Awards 2009: 16th October 2009

The 8th Repak Recycling Awards were a great success. Eleven winners were announced in categories such as packaging prevention and the best local authority. The Environment Minister John Gormley was there to confer the awards in Croke Park on 15th October.

Repak Members' Conference 2009: 16th October 2009

The Repak Members' Conference took place on the morning of 15th October in Croke Park. Guest speaker was Ivan Yates and a number of initiatives were launched on the day, including the Packaging Optimisation Toolkit and the Positive Packaging Newsletter.

Dirty Recyclables Hampering Recycling in Ireland: 11th October 2009

Recycling in Ireland is being hampered by poor recycling habits with 63% of people claiming  not to rinse out their take away containers before  putting them into their recycling bin according to research by Repak

'Green House Effect' launches recycling: 7th October 2009

Repak Recycling Week is launched with Dunnes Stores 'Green House Effect' installation.

Major new MRF to serve the Dublin region: 26th January 2009

Mr. John Gormley, TD, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has opened one of the largest and  most sophisticated materials recovery facilities (MRF) in Europe.

Bacon Report

Best Presented Bring Award Release

Easter release

First Irish Packaging Prevention Course

Repak Results 2007

Awards 2007

Convenience foods and takeaway

Lakeland Dairies Scoop Repak Member of the Year

PWPP launch

Repak Easter Campaign

Repak Easter Recycling

Repak Recycling Week 2007

Repak Slams VFI Call for Levy on Packaging

Repak Urge Retailers to go green this Christmas

Results News Release

RRW 2007 Research

RRW launch 2007

Service Providers Conference

Xmas

Awards 2006

Awards 2006 2

Easter Recycling 2006

Green Christmast 2006

Green Christmas Trade

Green xmas Marketing

Irish Polymers Release

Repak Results 2006

RRW 2006 Launch Release

RRW Survey Final 2006

Closure of Smurfit Mill

Repak Easter Recycling

RNRW SVP Launch

Christmas Littering at Bring Banks

Mary Harney Opens Repak Headquarters

One Third of Irish People Admit to Littering at Bring Banks

New Repak Board

Packaging Regulation Changes

Pay by Weight

Repak Easter Recycling

Department of the Environment Report

Repak Green Christmas

Repak Green Christmas

Repak Members Conference

Repak Recycling Awards

RNRW Retail

Survey Recycling Habits

12 Days of Green Christmas

Repak Results

Repak Results Tangibles

RNRW Retail

Business Collection

Capital Grant Welcome

Last Day of Christmas

Last Day of Christmas radio

Plastic School Trials

Post Green Christmas

Repak Easter Recycling

Repak Green Christmas

Repak Green Christmas

Repak Members Conference

Repak National Recycling Week

Repak Recycling Awards

REPAK WELCOMES LANDFILL BAN

RNRW Marketing Final