July 4th, 2018 Seattle has become the first US city to impose a citywide ban on plastic straws and cutlery. The ban, which affects all 5,000 eateries and bars across the Emerald City, went to effect on July 1. Businesses caught using the contraband items can face up to $250 Read more…
November 15th, 2017 In 2007, the financial crisis hit Hungary as hard as it did on our own little island. While hundreds of thousands left the emerald isle in search of pastures new in the wake of the crash, many also came to Ireland in search of their own fresh Read more…
June 8th, 2017 Plastic bottles were found in over 80 per cent of all coastal sites surveyed during the latest All-Ireland Coastwatch Survey, a new report reveals. The results, seen by The Green News, indicate that plastic bottles are the primary macro litter item found around the island of Ireland Read more…