The amount of packaging waste generated here from online shopping outside the State will grow by 34% in 2018.
That's according to a new Repak report, which is calling on online retailers to contribute to the cost of recycling.
Ireland is now generating over 10,000 tonnes of packaging waste from online shopping per year - the equivalent to the size Carlow would generate in packaging waste in a year.
The recycling body says it costs over €500,000 per year to collect and recycle this packaging - a cost it says is "being unfairly" borne by Repak members.
It says some international online retailers are "abusing" Ireland's recycling system, by dumping over 10,000 tonnes of material.
Repak says Amazon is "a notable exception" - as it's in the process of joining Repak - but is singling out others such as Ali express, Missguided, Boohoo, Pretty Little Thing and Screwfix.ie.
At the current rate of growth, the volume of such packaging entering the country will pass 100,000 tonnes by 2031.
