Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 28 – Christmas Food waste

Did you know? 1.8 million kilos of food is expected to be thrown out at Christmas (Too Good To Go). The Food Waste Charter has guides for businesses to lower levels. The Irish Independent reports that the cost of groceries for Christmas Dinner has increased by  3.2% this year – don’t let it end up […]

Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 27 – Dogs on the beach!

This week Highland Radio spoke to Alena Kunkle, Clean Coasts Co-Ordinator for Donegal and William Keogh, Secretary of The Friends of Rossnowlagh Clean Coasts Group. Did you know? Thousands of people across Ireland will do a Christmas Swim! Being an Island, the coast is part and parcel of life, especially here in Donegal – we […]

Highland Radio – Weekly Episode 27 – Dogs on the beach!

Listen back to this week’s episode as we look at the tricky problem of dogs fouling on the beach – we chat to Alena Kunkle, Donegal Clean Coast Officer and William Keogh, Friends of Rossnowlagh Clean Coasts Group. For more in this series listen in to Highland Radio every Tuesday at 12.30pm.

Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 26 – Christmas Fashion & how to green your wardrobe

This week Highland Radio spoke to Arran Murphy, Programme Manager of the Rediscover Fashion Rediscovery Centre and started getting plans underway for a holly-jolly green Christmas! Did you know? Last year Ireland was expected to generate 97,000 tonnes of packaging waste (Repak, 2022). iReadc found that in 2019, people threw out over 50% more food […]

Highland Radio – Weekly Tips 25 -The Loughs Agency Draft Climate action Plan

This week Highland Radio spoke to Dr. Sarah McClean, Head of Science, Loughs Agency Did you know? Loughs Agency is a cross body agency that provides conservation, management, promotion and development of the fisheries and marine resources of the Foyle and Carlingford areas.  They must take into account policy and legislation on both sides of […]

LMFM – Weekly Tips 30 – Deposit Return Scheme

Benefits of the Deposit Return Scheme Convenient for Everyone With return points all across Ireland, returning your Re-turn drinks containers couldn’t be easier. Anywhere that sells drinks with the Re-turn logo, must accept your empty, undamaged containers and refund your deposit in cash or against other purchases. Communities Together Recycling is one of the most […]

LMFM – Weekly Tips 31 – Dysons Global Connected Air Quality Data Project

The Dyson Global Connected Air Quality Data project analyses more than half a trillion data points to paint a picture of the air quality in real homes around the world, understand user behaviors and compare indoor and outdoor air quality. The indoor air quality studied is based on the location of Dyson purifiers in homes […]