LMFM – Weekly Episode 43 – Trim Coffee Cup Project, IFA on Climate Change
A new project is brewing in Trim which, if successful, would see the mediaeval Meath town take a significant step to improve its environment. Local environmental groups ‘Sick of Plastic Trim’ & ‘Trim Tidy Towns’ are working with local businesses to introduce a project to replace disposable coffee cups with a returnable version. Also this […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 31 – The Deposit Return Scheme
In this week’s Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke chatted with Colin O’Byrne, of Voice Ireland who is Lead on the Return for Change campaign. In part one of their chat, Colin discusses ahead of the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme, in February.
Radio Nova – Weekly Tips 23 – What is an Eco Brick?
10 Step Guide to Making an Ecobrick Ecobricks can be made by the young, the old and everyone in between — no machines, special skills or experts required! However, there are important guidelines to follow to ensure the quality and usability of your ecobricks. Save, Segregate, Clean & Dry Plastics Choose your bottle Get your […]
Radio Nova – Weekly Episode 23 – What is an Eco Brick?
This week on Radio Nova we looked at an original way to reuse and re-purpose all the soft plastic we accumulate, called the ecobrick. For more in this series listen in to Radio Nova every Thursday at 8pm.
Radio Nova – Weekly Tips 19 – Cutting down on waste at Halloween
Did you know…. 83% of Halloween costumes use non-recyclable plastic. 63% of Halloween costumes can take up to 20-200 years to decompose. 40% of consumers buy pumpkins to carve for Halloween but 60% of them just throw it away afterwards. When decomposed, pumpkins produce methane gas, which is 20X more harmful to earth than CO2. […]
Galway Bay FM – Weekly Tips 3 – How to help limit microplastic pollution
This week Galway Bay FM looked at the importance of limiting microplastic pollution. Did you know… Microplastics are fragments of any type of plastic less than 5 mm (0.20 in) in length Primary microplastics include any plastic fragments or particles that are already 5.0 mm in size or less before entering the environment; including microfibers […]
Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 2 – Maherees Conservation Group
This week on Ours to Protect Radio Kerry is looking at the plastic found on beaches, the causes, impacts and how you can help. According to Clean Coasts Ireland, approximately 10 million tonnes of litter end up in the world’s oceans and seas each year. Plastics make up the majority of this, with 80% of […]
Radio Kerry – Weekly Tip 2 – Impact of Plastic on our beaches
This week Radio Kerry looked at the impact of plastic on our beaches Did you know… Approximately 10 million tonnes of litter end up in the world’s oceans and seas each year. • Plastics make up approximately 80% of all marine litter. • Plastic doesn’t decompose, it breaks down into smaller versions known as micro-plastics. […]
