Ocean FM – Weekly Tips 12 – Litter and our Oceans
This week on Ocean FM we discussed the impact that our litter can have on the places we love. Did you know? “Biodegradable” litter is still litter. Items such as tea bags, fruit peels, and sandwich crusts can negatively affect the animals and soils of an area, and attract more man-made litter from […]
Ocean FM – Weekly Episode 12 – Litter and our Oceans
We visit the Leave No Trace Workshop at Kilglass House, where participants are discussing different items of litter found in the outdoors and students from Ballinode College give facts about the number of plastic bottles we consume and the proportion of these that is recycled. For more in this series listen in to Ocean FM […]
Live 95 – Weekly Tips 13 – Junk Kouture
Did you know? Fast fashion is a phrase used to describe the trend of low-cost garments sold by multinational brands. Bulk buying of short-lived micro trends has caused fashion to become the second largest polluter on the planet. However, young people across the country have been turning the rapid production and waste of this industry […]
Live 95 – Weekly Episode 13 – Junk Kouture
Fast fashion is a phrase used to describe the trend of low-cost garments sold by multinational brands. Bulk buying of short-lived micro trends has caused fashion to become the second largest polluter on the planet. However, young people across the country have been turning the rapid production and waste of this industry on its head. […]
Live 95 – Weekly Tips 12 – Minister Eamon Ryan
Live 95’s Aislinn Kelly sat down with Minister Eamon Ryan at the Department of Transport in Dublin to learn about the big switch we need to make and his vision for Ireland’s future. Some of Ireland’s climate action plans to reduce carbon emissions by 51% 2030… It is aimed to increase the proportion […]
Live 95 – Weekly Episode 12 – Minister Eamon Ryan
On this week’s episode, we will hear from the person tasked to lead Ireland’s strategy for change to become carbon neutral as Minister for the Environment, Climate and Transport. Live 95’s Aislinn Kelly sat down with Minister Eamon Ryan at the Department of Transport in Dublin to learn about the big switch we need to […]
Galway Bay FM – Weekly Tips 15 – National Tree Week
This week Galway Bay FM looked at National Tree Day with the Tree Council’s spokesperson Éanna Ní Lamhna, as they call on primary school children across Galway to plant a tree. Did you know… SPAR National Tree Day is taking place in Thursday, 7th October. The campaign, which is supported by the Tree Council, […]
Galway Bay FM – Weekly Episode 15 – National Tree Week
This week Galway Bay FM looked at National Tree Day with the Tree Council’s spokesperson Éanna Ní Lamhna, as they call on primary school children across Galway to plant a tree. For more in this series listen back to Galway Bay FM every Thursday at 11.30am every week
Galway Bay FM – Weekly Tips 14 – University of Galway
This week Galway Bay FM looked at a free e-waste collection day on the 21st of September with Lorraine Rushe, Environmental Health and Safety Manager at University of Galway. Did you know… E-waste refers to electronic products that are discarded, such as old computers or smartphones. It’s estimated that around 50 million tons of […]
Galway Bay FM – Weekly Episode 14 – University of Galway
Listen back to this weeks episode as John speaks to Lorraine Rushe, Environmental Health and Safety Manager at University of Galway about a free e-waste collection day on the 21st of September. For more in this series listen in to Galway Bay FM every Thursday at 11.30am