4 September 2020 The Department of Climate Action has launched a Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy and says it will place Ireland at “the vanguard of EU efforts” on climate targets. The Plan spans from this year up to 2025 and includes a number of waste reduction measures, Read more…
July 19th, 2018 It is predicted that two-thirds of the global population will be living in urban areas by 2050. And with more people inevitably comes more waste issues. So how will we be able to cope? With the Greater Dublin Area alone set to see its population increase by Read more…
June 29th, 2018 In the first of a series of articles on Public Participation Networks, Lexie McMullan examines their important role in the movement to eliminate waste from the Irish environment. This June, RTÉ revealed the harsh reality of illegal dumping throughout Ireland. The abundance of waste in the Read more…
January 17th, 2018 The Government must support the straightforward and progressive policies in the Green Party’s Waste Reduction Bill to tackle our escalating plastic problem, the Oireachtas Environment Committee heard today. Speaking before the Committee this afternoon, Mindy O’Brien, the Coordinator of VOICE – a leading environmental charity focused on Read more…
November 30th, 2017 A new recycling programme is set to be rolled out across the country in a bid to educate and encourage the public to recycle more effectively and reduce poor recycling habits. The aim of the Recycling Ambassadors Programme (RAP) is to reduce the amount of non-recyclable material Read more…
July 19th, 2017 A leading Irish environmental group has launched a nationwide recycling campaign to guide people in managing and reducing their waste in advance of new bin charges set to come into effect later this year. Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment (VOICE) is set to team up with the three Read more…
May 3rd, 2017 A new website has been launched to aid the town of Cashel on its journey towards Zero Waste. The website is designed to allow members of the public to learn more about the initiative and keep up to date with the latest news and events. The general public Read more…
10 March 2017 It is rather fitting that an area synonymous for being a metropolis for a plethora of functions in the past, ranging from ecclesiastic to lordship, should now find itself cast as Ireland’s zero waste capital. This act of cultural reinvention through recycling officially kicked off earlier this month Read more…
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June 28th, 2016 Two representatives from the Environmental Pillar spoke at the opening of yesterday’s plenary session of the National Economic Dialogue (NED). Mindy O’Brien and Cillian Lohan of the environmental advocacy coalition addressed the floor during the first session of the two-day event, which aimed to host an inclusive exchange on Read more…
