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From Today, Soft Plastics Can Be Recycled In Household Bins.

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It's part of efforts to stop sending large amounts overseas to be processed

Soft plastics like crisp bags and sweet wrappers can be put in household recycling bins from this week.

Bin companies will accept them once they're "clean, dry and loose".

It's part of efforts to stop sending large amounts overseas to be processed and the burning of plastic.

Soft plastics account for around ,000 tonnes of plastic waste in Ireland every year.

Pauline McDonogh is from MyWaste.ie

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