Currently Ireland produces about 3.2 million tonnes of municipal waste per year.
The Environmental Protection Agency is predicting that an increase in the rate of recycling of municipal waste will be required for Ireland to achieve its 2030 recycling target.
Currently Ireland produces about 3.2 million tonnes of municipal waste per year.
This includes household and non-household waste from homes, offices, businesses and schools.
About 42%, or 1.35 million tonnes, of that is recovered and recycled into products, materials and other useful substances.
However, the EPA suggests an additional 500,000 tonnes of recycling will be required by 2030 to achieve Ireland's municipal waste recycling target of 60%.
In the absence of waste reduction, this means a 37% increase in the volume of municipal recycling activity is required between now and 2030.
The EPA stresses this will be difficult to achieve because recycling rates in Ireland are on course to remain largely stagnant while waste continues to grow.
It is calling for policy interventions by the Government to increase the rate of recycling and reduce the level of waste generated.
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