Classic Hits – Weekly Tips 25 – Buying more sustainable gifts for Christmas

  This week on Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio we’re looking at refill stores and purchasing sustainable gifts this Christmas.  A refill shop sells non-packaged goods that you’d usually buy in your weekly shop. You only need to bring containers and bags with you, which you then fill from the larger containers in the store. The […]

East Coast FM – Weekly Tips 18 – Avoiding Plastic in your Weekly Shop

This week on Ours to Protect Max visits looks at ways to refill. Tips to use refill opportunities: Ditch the single use plastic. Shop second hand as your first choice. Buy in bulk. Seek out stores that offer refill opportunities. Save bottle and jars to refill. Make ‘reduce,reuse,recycle’ your mantra. Here’s a few websites if […]

Classic Hits – Weekly Tips 19 – Cutting down waste in your weekly shop

  This week Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio looked at ways we can decrease our packaging waste on our weekly shop.   Tips to cut back on packaging waste…. Reuse Produce Bags Buy reusable cotton produce bags for fruit and vegetables, and always choose loose varieties.  Reuse Containers Take large glass jars or other reusable containers and use […]

iRadio NE – Weekly Episode 8 – The Refill Mill

Listen back to this weeks episode as Aine is joined by Eibhlin Fitzpatrick from The Refill Mill to tell us about her eco workshops on DIY natural skincare, natural soap making and eco-cleaning.  For more in this series listen in to iRadio every Thursday at 7pm

Radio Nova – Weekly Episode 1 – Refill and Reuse

Listen to Traic Ó Braonáin about the emergence of refill shops and the importance of reusing above recycling, and hear his chat with with Refill Shop owner Eibhlin Fitzpatrick.   For more in this series, listen in to Radio Nova every Thursday at 8pm for more great episodes