Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 37 – Ways to reduce your impact on the Environment
Did you know?…… Very often the best thing to protect our environment is to buy less and use less. Our lifestyle has changed enormously over the past 60 years. We now live in centrally heated homes, most families have two cars, we regularly throw out food because we’ve bought too much and we fly abroad […]
Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 37 – Ways to reduce your impact on the Environment
This week on Ours to Protect we took a look at simple steps that everyone can take to reduce their impact on the environment. For more in this series listen in to Radio Kerry every Tuesday at 10.45am
Radio Kerry – Weekly Tips 36 – Preserving oysters, eel grass and elasmobranchs in Kerry
Did you know?….. Tralee Bay is incredibly important for the conservation of a number of species, including angel sharks, skates and rays. There are a number of project underway in Tralee to promote healthy water systems. One of the projects underway is the sustainable management of the Tralee Oyster Fisheries Society. There is also huge […]
Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 36 – Preserving oysters, eel grass and elasmobranchs in Kerry
This week on Ours to Protect we took a look at conservation efforts for oysters and elasmobranchs. For more in this series listen in to Radio Kerry every Tuesday at 10.45am.
KCLR – Weekly Tips 41 – Easter Recycling
As Ireland is set to recycle over 62,000 tonnes of packaging this Easter, Repak encourages the public to become egg-cellent recyclers by segregating and recycling their waste this Easter 80% expect to indulge in a milk chocolate Easter egg, with only 4% seeking vegan or plant-based chocolate eggs The quality of chocolate is the leading […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 41 – Easter Recycling
With 62 thousand tonnes of waste expected to be generated this Easter bank holiday weekend, show producer Ethna Quirke caught up with Laura Sherry, Head of Marketing at Repak to find out how best to dispose of all of that Easter Egg packaging. For more in this series listen in to KCLR every Thursday at […]
KCLR – Weekly Tips 40 – Biodiversity and Kilkenny County Council
Did you know? More than 200 native species of stingless bees are responsible for pollinating approximately 90 percent of the trees in the Atlantic Forest. In addition, the honey they produce is sought after due to its health benefits and healing effects. However, the destruction of habitats can result in the loss of diversity, which disrupts the […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 40 – Biodiversity and Kilkenny County Council
Listen back to this week’s episode as Etna Quirke chats to Bernadette Moloney the Biodiversity Officer with Kilkenny County Council as they discuss the work of the Biodiversity Officer, the Kilkenny County Council environmental plan, education and awareness and a bee identification workshop coming up. For more in this series listen in to KCLR every Thursday […]
KCLR – Weekly Tips 39 – The European Recycling Platform
Did you know? The European Recycling Platform (ERP), Ireland’s only pan-European compliance scheme for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Waste Batteries today announced research results by Coyne Research which revealed that 1 in 3 adults have between 5 to 10 unused electrical cables in their homes. Charging cables are the most common type […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 39 – The European Recycling Platform
This week on ours to protect, series producer Ethna Quirke chats to James Burgess, National Country Manager of the European Recycling Platform to talk about electrical cables and a St. Patrick’s Day parade installation called “Trash Mammoth”. For more in this series listen in to KCLR every Thursday at 11.20am.
