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Hundreds of University College Cork students pledge to reduce waste

April 23rd, 2018 Hundreds of University College Cork students signed a Waste Reduction Bill to mark the national Sick of Plastic Day of Action on campus last Friday. UCC Green Campus teamed up with the campus’s Boole Library staff to organise the bill-signing event ahead of the ‘shop and drop’ Read more…

By Shamim Malekmian, 7 yearsApril 23, 2018 ago

Dublin City University to become ‘plastic-free’ by 2020 Photo: JULIEN BEHAL PHOTOGRAPHY

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DCU to ban plastic from campus by 2020

March 21st, 2018 Dublin City University has announced plans to become plastic free by the end of the decade, with plastic cups and glasses to be withdrawn from campus with immediate effect. As part of its drive, the university has identified a range of single-use disposable plastic items to be Read more…

By Ramya Ramalingam, 7 yearsMarch 21, 2018 ago