Ireland is generating over 10 thousand tonnes of packaging waste from online shopping per year, the equivalent of waste generated by Ennis in a year.
New research by Repak shows that it costs over half a million euro a year to collect and recycle this waste.
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The amount of packaging coming into Ireland grew by 7 thousand 5 hundred tonnes compared to last year.
Clothing is the most popular purchase followed by electronics, toys and jewellery.