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…
May 28th, 2018 The European Commission has today outlined new plans to cut down on single-use plastics and reduce marine plastic pollution. The new EU-wide rules proposed by the Commission target the 10 single-use plastic products most often found on Europe’s beaches and seas, as well as lost and abandoned Read more…
May 24th, 2018 The Seanad has passed a motion calling for the Government to protect half of Ireland’s seas and ocean with community-driven Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The motion calls on the government to publish an Oceans Bill to meet its European and International obligations and protect 50 per cent Read more…
May 23rd, 2018 An amendment from the Environment Minister to allow for a pilot deposit return rather than a mandatory national scheme under a Bill to reduce waste was voted down yesterday. The Oireachtas Environment Committee voted yesterday afternoon on the wording of its report on the Green Party’s Waste Read more…
May 22nd, 2018 The Minister for the Environment is attempting to water down plans for a national deposit and return scheme (DRS) for bottles, environmental groups have warned. The Oireachtas Environment Committee is set to vote this afternoon in private session on the wording of its report on the Waste Read more…
May 17th, 2018 Twenty teams battled it out in the final of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s tenth annual One Good Idea competition this week. The competition began in 2008 with the mentality that it just takes one good idea to make a difference. The aim is to inspire Read more…
May 16th, 2018 Dairy waste-water may help reduce plastic pollution and water scarcity, a University College Cork (UCC) PhD student of Microbiology has said. Speaking at a Pint of Science event in Cork City earlier this week, Arno Fricke said that the idea is to collect leftover waste-water at dairy Read more…
April 26th, 2018 The State looks set to drop compostable single-use coffee cups from its proposed latte levy, the Environment Minister has told the Dail. Speaking in the Dail yesterday, Minister Denis Naughten, TD said that his department no longer plans to introduce a levy on compostable coffee cups as Read more…
April 23rd, 2018 Thousands of shoppers across the country left their unwanted plastic packaging at their local supermarkets in the Sick of Plastic day of action on Saturday. Extra bins could be seen at major supermarkets like Lidl and Aldi, which were set up for customers to Shop and Drop Read more…
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…