Tipp FM – July Episode Pt 1 – Litter

Welcome to this episode of Ours to Protect.  In this episode we’ll be discussing litter, waste management and recycling centres as well as climate action funding available in County Tipperary. We’ll be speaking to Tipperary County Council’s Climate Action Co-ordinator, Claire Lee.  And we’ll also hear from Fiona Flynn, staff officer of the Environment and […]

KCLR – May Broadcast – Food Waste

Ours to Protect returns for a second series, and this time the children are asking the questions. In the first episode of Ours to Protect Edwina Grace was out and about chatting with some of the students in Gaelscoil Osraí in Kilkenny and in Bunscoil McAuley Rice in Callan where she captured their insights on […]

KCLR – Weekly Episode 38- A New National Waste Management plan

This week on Ours to Protect KEVIN SWIFT, Regional Waste Co-Ordinator with the Regional Waste Management Planning Offices who is going to tell us about the first of it’s kind national plan which aims to stop waste growth over the next six years in a bid to prevent over a quarter of a million tonnes […]

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.    

Radio Nova – Weekly Episode 29 – Recycling

Listen back to this week’s episode as we look at better ways to recycle our waste.  From the pollution produced by landfills to the devastating effects of plastic in our oceans, we urgently need to stem the flow of rubbish pouring into our environment. For more in this series listen into Radio Nova every Thursday at […]

Live 95 – Weekly Tips 28 – Recycling

What should I do with waste from the holidays?  Any decoration that has any sort of a plug or battery is considered a WEEE item and should be brought to a WEEE drop off recycling point or a civic amenity site.  Glass bottles, drinks cans and food cans can be brought to banks.  Candles can […]