Waste
Ban sell-by dates on food to reduce waste, says former minister Bruton
Ireland generates 600kg of waste per person annually, 22 per cent more than the EU average
Ireland produces most plastic waste per person in EU
New statistics also show that this country has the fourth-lowest recycling rate of plastics in the European Union
State unable to recover €50 million cost of cleaning up hazardous Naas landfill
The Kerdiffstown landfill contained three million tonnes of household and construction waste which posed a severe threat to the environment
