WLR – Weekly Tips 8 – Festivals
Reducing waste and mitigating climate impact at festivals is essential for a more sustainable and environmentally friendly event. Here are some tips to help you achieve that goal: Promote Reusable Items: Encourage festivalgoers to bring reusable water bottles, food containers, and utensils. Provide water refill stations and set up designated areas for washing reusable […]
WLR – Weekly Episode 7 – Waterford City and County Council
Listen back to this weeks episode as Clodagh sits down with Grainne Kennedy – Climate Coordinator with Waterford City Council to explore their carbon footprint reduction plans and empowering climate ideas.
Q102 – Weekly Episode 9 – Good to Go
Listen back to this weeks episode as Luke Delaney from Q102 chats to the people behind ‘Picker Pals’ and hears about the main causes of Litter in Ireland For more in this series, listen in to Q102 every Wednesday from 7pm
Q102 – Weekly Tips 7 – Picker Pals
This week Dublin’s Q102 looked at Picker Pals and littering in Ireland Did you know… 54% of all litter in Ireland is cigarette butts. In 2019, the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System reported that pedestrians caused the highest level of litter pollution at 41%. When litter breaks down, it releases toxic gases and chemicals […]
Q102 – Weekly Tips 8 – Preserving Irish Wildlife
This week Dublin’s Q102 looked at the impact of climate change on Irish wildlife and biodiversity. Did you know… Some native Irish species are at risk of extinction, including the Red Squirrel and the Natterjack Toad and the Atlantic Salmon. Wolves roamed around Irish mountains and forests until the late 1700s. Ireland used to be […]
Q102 – Weekly Episode 8 – Wildlife and Biodiversity
Listen back this week as Luke Delaney from Q102 looks at the impact of climate change on Irish wildlife and biodiversity. For more in this series listen in to Q102 every Wednesday at 7pm
Q102 – Weekly Tips 9 – Good to Go
This week Dublin’s Q102 looked at Too Good To Go. Did you know… Food waste contributes to around 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. When food decomposes, it releases a potent gas called methane. The average Irish household wastes around €700 on food. The food industry is responsible for more than 189,000 tonnes of food […]
Q102 – Weekly Episode 7 – Picker Pals
Listen back to this weeks episode as Q102 talked to the people behind Picker Pals and how you can get involved. For more in this series, listen in to Q102 every Wednesday at 7pm
Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 8 – How local businesses are reducing their Carbon Footprint
Listen back as this week in Ours to Protect we take a look at what businesses here in Kerry are doing to reduce their carbon footprint. Sari Houlihan visited Tricel in Killarney, a local family run company, which has installed Ireland’s largest combined solar PV and heat-pump system.
Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 6 – Single Use Cups
This week on Ours to Protect we take a look at Killarney’s plan to become the first town in Ireland to ban single-use coffee cups. From the 31st of July independent local coffee shops and hotels in the town will only offer takeaway tea and coffee in reusable cups. Sari Houlihan reports from Killarney where […]
