European Union (Packaging) Regulations 2014, as amended 

The Packaging Regulations impose regulations on businesses that place packaging, packaging material or packaged products on the Irish market.  All Producers must segregate their packaging waste arising on site into specified waste streams and ensure that it is recycled or recovered.  

Requirements  

All businesses have obligations under these regulations. However, the extent of the obligations depends on turnover and the quantity of packaging that a business places on the Irish market. Businesses with a turnover of €1m and that place more than 10 tonnes of packaging on the Irish market are classed as Major Producers and are obligated to join Repak.

Register with Repak, the approved Packaging Compliance Scheme in Ireland. Membership of Repak will allow you to meet your obligations under the regulations. Registration is required annually. The contact details for Repak are as follows: Repak Limited,Red Cow Interchange, Estate1,  Ballymount Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, Tel: 01 - 467 0190, Web: www.repak.ie 

REPAK LAUNCHES NEW PACKAGING DESIGN GUIDE 

With Ireland transitioning towards a Circular Economy, how we design our packaging and the materials we select has never been more important, to ensure that these valuable resources remain in the economy and continue to add value. 

Our new Packaging Design Guide provides Members with valuable information on the various stages involved in packaging recycling, and how the design of packaging impacts on those stages, potentially rendering materials non-recyclable. 

This interactive guide takes you on the journey from collection of packaging material for recycling  (paper, metals, plastics and glass) through to the reprocessing facility stage, where a brand new item may be made from packaging discarded in a recycling bin. 

The Guide also answers some of the most frequently asked questions about packaging design and recycling. 

To further improve the recyclability of packaging placed on the Irish market and incentivise eco-design, Repak are also introducing Eco-modulation of fees for plastic packaging in July 2021. This is viewed as a key element of the new EU Waste Framework Directive in helping to achieve the ambition of the EU’s Plastic Strategy for 100% recyclable packaging by 2030. 

The Packaging and Design Guide outlines the plastic packaging categories under this new Repak Eco fee modulation structure, and lists the packaging items that are currently recycled and not recycled in Ireland.  

To view the full Packaging Design Guide, please click here.  

For any queries on this guide, please contact our Packaging Technology team at info@repak.ie