Classic Hits – Weekly Episode 21 – Sustainable Clothing

Listen back to this week’s episode from Traic Ó Braonáin about the dangers to the environment of fast fashion with co-founder of sustainable clothing company Pureclothing.ie For more in this series listen in to Classic Hits every Monday at 13.30pm

Classic Hits – Weekly Tips 20 – Halloween

  This week at Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio we’ve been looking at the best ways to cut back on our waste at Halloween.   Halloween waste statistics 94% of families plan on buying costumes for Halloween in 2023 79% of households with children dress up 600,000 costumes are binned each year 83% of Halloween costumes […]

Classic Hits – Weekly Tips 19 – Cutting down waste in your weekly shop

  This week Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio looked at ways we can decrease our packaging waste on our weekly shop.   Tips to cut back on packaging waste…. Reuse Produce Bags Buy reusable cotton produce bags for fruit and vegetables, and always choose loose varieties.  Reuse Containers Take large glass jars or other reusable containers and use […]

Classic Hits – Weekly Tips 18 – The Problem of Climate Anxiety

  What is climate anxiety? Climate anxiety, or eco-anxiety, is distress related to worries about the effects of climate change. It is not a mental illness. Rather, it is anxiety rooted in uncertainty about the future and alerting us to the dangers of a changing climate.   How best to deal with it 1) Take […]

Tipp FM – Weekly Tips 16 – A Climate Action Plan for Tipperary

This week Tipp FM got the insight into Tipperary County Council’s Climate Action Plan for 2024 – 2029.   The local authority has just published its draft plan with submissions being sought from the public until November 6th.   Climate Action Co-Ordinator with Tipperary County Council Clare Lee outlined the aims of the plan and […]

Midwest Radio – Weekly Tips 19 – Sustainable Schools

This week Midwest Radio took a trip to St Louis Community School in Kiltimagh to visit their new school library Did you know… The school library in St. Louis secondary school in Kiltimagh is made up of entirely second hand materials The world’s largest school library, in India, boasts over 300,000 books, promoting a love […]