ppt on plastic pollution

3. Plastic Pollution
• Ocean pollution
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju_2NuK5O-E
• Uses for plastic
• https://www.thebetterindia.com/58509/reuse-plastic-bottles-reduce-
pollution-waste/

4. In Ireland
• Waste management companies in Ireland are no longer accepting
certain kinds of plastic for recycling, as China is no longer accepting
imports of such waste for recycling
• Last week in Fingal, the contracted waste management company
started charging
• 80c per lift and 4.5c per kg

7. Material Produced
tonnes
Recycled
tonnes
Number of
containers
recycled
Not
recycled
tonnes
Number of
containers
not
recycled
Percentage
recycled
Glass
packaging
143,598 125,772 629 million 17,826 89 million 89%
Plastic bottles 39,501 27,535 2.12 billion 11,966 920 million 70%
Aluminium
cans
8,733 4,778 318.5 million 3,955 263.7
million
55%
Figures from
2015, Repak

8. Waste Reduction Bill – currently being
debated!
• The Bill (draft law) would introduce a 10c deposit on plastic bottles,
which would be refunded when you bring the bottle back for
recycling.
• Ban or levy on single use non-compostable cups and tableware

9. Waste Reduction Bill – being debated today!
Call the opposition spokesperson on the Environment today!
http://voiceireland.org/blog/shop-and-drop-to-policy-change/
Send this message below to committee member Timmy Dooley by
email to timmy.dooley@oireachtas.ie or call his office at (065)
6891115 / (01) 6183514

10. Dear Deputy Dooley,
We understand that the Committee on Communications,
Climate Action and the Environment is considering the
Waste Reduction bill next week and the next actions the
committee will take.
We urge you, as the Fianna Fail environmental
spokesman, to support this bill and its provisions to ban
certain plastic single-use items and to establish a deposit
refund scheme for drinks containers. We ask you to move
this legislation onto the next stage of Dail consideration to
ensure that we reduce the amount of unwanted plastic in
our environment and to place the burden of waste
management and disposal back on to the producers,
where it belongs.
As long as packaging and waste producers pay only a
pittance for placing unwanted plastic onto the market,
there is no incentive for them to reduce their waste
creation. Consumers, who now must pay for recycling and
waste disposal costs, are sick of plastic. This was clearly
illustrated during the national Sick of Plastic Day of Action
at supermarkets on the 21st of April where thousands of
shoppers left their plastic packaging behind.
Please urge your colleagues to support the Waste
Reduction bill and take a stand to reduce plastic pollution.
Kind Regards

11. What can you do in Rush?
• Write to: The Manager, Tesco and Eurospar, Rush
• Write to them and ask them to:
• Offer more items without packaging, such as fruit and vegetables (without plastic trays,
wrapping and nets) and fresh bread.
• Ensure their own brand packaging is easily compostable or recyclable, or plastic-free
• Only carry brands that have easily compostable or recyclable packaging, or plastic-free
• Implement a plastic free aisle.
• Set up systems whereby consumers can buy items in bulk.
• Set up a system whereby customers can use their own containers to buy dried goods, buying
only what they need

12. Join the national #sickofplastic campaign
• Petition:
https://www.foe.ie/takeaction/break-free-from-plastic/
• FB
https://www.facebook.com/sickofplasticireland/
• Twitter
https://twitter.com/SickOfPlasticIE