(plasticsinfomart) -- Repak is
urging householders to recycle up to half of the used packaging over the holiday
period – 98% of which is not Easter egg-related.
Last year Repak helped to recycle 18,300 tonnes of mixed packaging from
households over the Easter period – the highest since its establishment in
1997.
At the launch of its Easter recycling campaign yesterday, Repak pointed out
that Easter egg consumption increased by 3.4% last year, with Irish people
spending EUR24.2m on Easter eggs alone.
This Easter Irish people will consume more than 9.5m Easter eggs – an average
of 2.13 eggs per person.Almost 70% of Irish households buy Easter confectionery,
with the average shopper buying around eight eggs.
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