Plastic bag environmental levy

Registering for the Plastic Bag Levy

Retailers who supply plastic bags to customers must register for the Plastic Bag Levy.

You can register for the Plastic Bag Levy through eRegistration.

The Regulations, referenced on the Government of Ireland website, exclude certain types of plastic bags from the levy. These include:

  • re-usable shopping bags
  • bags used solely to contain fresh meat, fish, ice or poultry (whether packaged or otherwise)
  • and
  • bags used solely to contain loose fruit and vegetables and other foods that are not otherwise packaged.

The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications determine the exemptions.

If you are no longer supplying plastic bags you can deregister through:

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