Ban on ‘two for one’ food deals and fines for not separating rubbish are being considered

Government is also mulling levies on cheap clothes as national waste policy is launched

Fines for householders who do not segregate their rubbish properly are being considered. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

Fines for householders who do not segregate their rubbish properly are being considered. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

A ban on ‘buy one, get one free’ food deals in supermarkets, levies on cheap clothes and fines for families who don’t separate their rubbish are among sweeping plans by the Government to drastically reduce Ireland’s waste.

Launching the country’s national waste policy for the next five years, Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Eamon Ryan said it would put Ireland “at the vanguard of EU efforts” to create a greener society.

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