Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Tips 32 – Get Growing this Spring
Did You Know: Creating greener spaces sis not just good for the environment, nature and biodiversity, but also for our wellbeing. Libraries are starting a seed library bank where you can get seeds to sow. People can take, borrow, grow and donate seeds. Take the seeds, grow them, use seeds from your plant to donate […]
Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Episode 32 – Get Growing this Spring
Listen back to this week’s episode as we chat to Elizabeth the Executive librarian in Holyhill Library in Cork about their seedback. For more in this series listen in to Cork’s Red FM every Monday at 8.50pm.
Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Tips 31 – Waste Down
Did You Know: Irish people waste an average of €700 a year on food waste. Throwing out food is expensive, paying to buy it, refrigerate it, cook it and paying for waste charges. Compost is bacteria, fungi and creatures doing the work. The creatures need food, moisture and oxygen Avoid meat, fish or dairy as […]
Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Episode 31 – Waste Down
Listen back to this week’s episode as we meet Donal O’Leary from Waste Down to talk about recycling food and reducing waste. For more in this series listen in to Cork’s Red FM every Monday at 8.50pm.
Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Tips 30 – Beaumont Quarry Clean Up
Did You Know: Beaumont Quarry is an old quarry that belonged to the Beamish & Crawford family. It has since lost it’s function as a quarry, but is now a green space and haven ford wildlife and nature. There are 154 different types of plant species there. It’s also home to protected species like the […]
Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Episode 30 – Beaumont Quarry Clean Up
Listen back to this week’s episode as we chat to Gill Weymen from Cork Nature Network about the Beaumont Quarry Clean up. For more in this series listen in to Cork’s Red FM every Monday at 8.50pm.
Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Tips 29 – NY 5R’s Recap
Did You Know: There are some methods you can use to be more sustainable and reduce waste. Remember the 5 R’s of sustainability: Refuse Repair Reuse Reduce Recycle Every year, Irish people dump 225,000 tonnes of clothing. Plastic material is often not recycled properly and ends up incinerated or in landfill. 200 million coffee cups […]
Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Episode 29 – NY 5R’s Recap
Listen back to this week’s episode from Cork’s Red FM as we re-cap on how to Recycle at home. For more in this series listen in to Cork’s Red FM every Monday at 8.50pm.
Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Tips 27 – Sustainable Toys
This week 96FM spoke with toy suppliers around Cork. Did you know… Each year, 60 million Barbie dolls are sold, contributing emissions equivalent to burning 381 million gallons of gasoline. In France alone, more than 40 million toys end up as waste each year, and in the UK almost a third of parents […]
Cork’s 96FM – Weekly Tips 30 – Upcycling and the Circular Economy
Did you know… Ireland is one of the biggest consumers and disposers of textiles in the EU. We consume 53 kg per person per year and throw away 35 kg, compared to the European average of 26 kg and 12 kg. Around 110,000 tonnes of textiles in Ireland end up in waste-to-energy plants or landfill […]
