Plastics
July 4th, 2018 Water is the source of life and with the current weather conditions in Ireland, it is vital to stay hydrated. In order to so, an adult has to consume up to eight glasses of water daily. However, as innocent as water consumption may seem, there is a Read more…
June 26th, 2018 Concern has been raised over the level of plastic pollution close to Skellig Michael, one of Ireland’s leading tourist destinations. Photos have emerged recently of plastic waste covering Little Skellig, the smaller of the Skellig Islands off the coast of Co Kerry. According to the National Parks Read more…
June 18th, 2018 The Zero Waste Festival is back in Dublin this weekend with many workshops, meetups, swap shops and this year’s debut Repair Cafe. The festival will take place at the St. Andrews Resource Centre, Co Dublin and will be filled with many workshops teaching the craft of sustainable Read more…
June 14th, 2018 Irish politicians lined up at Buswells Hotel yesterday to receive reusable coffee cups from the Sick of Plastic campaign and show their support for a Green Party Bill to tackle waste. Over 50 TDs were presented with ‘keep cups’ at the event yesterday by member of their Read more…
June 7th, 2018 A World Environment Day workshop at University College Cork (UCC) helped a group of sixth class students to study tiny particles of plastics found in various products. The theme of this year’s World Environment Day, used to raise awareness on urgent environmental issues, was plastic pollution. The Read more…
June 6th, 2018 The GAA has banned single-use plastics such as straws, coffee cups and cutlery from Croke Park, joining companies across Ireland taking steps to reduce their plastic waste. The stadium will start to serve tea and coffee in compostable cups this weekend as the GAA moves to remove Read more…
June 5th, 2018 Exposure to PVC plastic could increase the risk of obesity and prediabetes in humans, a new study shows. The study published in Environmental Health Perspectives indicates that dibutyltin (DBT), a chemical found in PVC, could be increasing obesity and diabetes rates. Researchers from the University Of California, Read more…
June 5th, 2018 India, the host of this year’s World Environment Day, has promised to take the lead and show other countries hot to beat plastic pollution and create a greener future. India’s government is set to promote World Environment Day today through various events, including major clean-ups in public Read more…
May 31st, 2018 Fast food chain Freshii is set to introduce a full range of compostable packaging and cutlery in its restaurants around Ireland. Starting this summer, the company aims to keep its promise of becoming the greenest fast food chain in Ireland and has encouraged all local suppliers to Read more…
May 29th, 2018 A teenage Irish visionary may have discovered a solution to the world’s plastic crisis. Fionn Ferreira, a 17-year-old student from Schull Community College recently left top scientists at the world’s largest pre-college science fair in awe when he revealed his inventive idea for removing microplastics from the Read more…
