LMFM – Weekly Episode 20 – Refurbed and E-Waste
This week’s episode is looking at E-Waste and how a circular economy might be the way forward for business and also for the average person to help reduce e-waste and help the environment. We talked with Padraig Power, Senior Marketing Manager for Global Operations at refurbed. Refurbed is the leading online marketplace for refurbished products […]
Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Tips 21 – Cork Zero Waste
Did You Know: Last year the average Irish person produced enough waste for the size of two cars. Zero Waste is about: Refusing what we don’t need. Reusing what we have. Repairing what we have. Recycling what we can. Zero waste is about circularity. Most of plastic packaging can’t be recycled. Even if it […]
Cork’s Red FM – Weekly Episode 21 – Cork Zero Waste
Listen back to this week’s episode as we chat to Kelly Cotel from Cork Zero Waste about the work that they do. For more in this series, listen in to Cork’s Red FM every Monday from 8.50pm
Classic Hits – Weekly Tips 20 – Halloween
This week at Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio we’ve been looking at the best ways to cut back on our waste at Halloween. Halloween waste statistics 94% of families plan on buying costumes for Halloween in 2023 79% of households with children dress up 600,000 costumes are binned each year 83% of Halloween costumes […]
Classic Hits – Weekly Episode 20 – Halloween
Listen back to this week’s episode as we look at ways to cut down on waste at Halloween. For more in this series listen in to Classic Hits every Monday at 13.30pm
Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 17 – Greener Cleaning
Ours to Protect continues this week, looking at the environmental impacts of some everyday cleaning products and the greener alternatives. Sorcha Burke sat down with Claire O’Connor from Manna Organics in Tralee, to learn some simple changes that can be made. For more in this series listen in to Radio Kerry every Tuesday at 10.45am for […]
KCLR – Weekly Episode 12 – The EPA
This week on Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke spoke to Warren Phelan, Manager of the Circular Economy Programme with the Environmental Protection Agency about the agencies latest recycling figures, which show that Ireland generated a whopping 1.2 million tonnes of packaging waste in 2021, with plastics presenting a serious challenge. For more in […]
Radio Kerry – Weekly Episode 6 – Single Use Cups
This week on Ours to Protect we take a look at Killarney’s plan to become the first town in Ireland to ban single-use coffee cups. From the 31st of July independent local coffee shops and hotels in the town will only offer takeaway tea and coffee in reusable cups. Sari Houlihan reports from Killarney where […]
Sunshine 106.8FM – Weekly Tips 5 – Recycling and WEEE
On this week’s show we looked at recycling with WEEE Ireland Did you know? WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) is anything that has a plug or a battery and is at the end of its useful life. WEEE Ireland is a not for profit organisation, committed to delivering cost effective compliance on behalf of […]
BEAT – Weekly Tips 4 – So you think you know how to Recycle?
This week Beat 102 103 took a trip to a local recycling centre to learn more about what you didn’t know could be recycled, and how your local centre caters to people by taking in a wide range of waste products. Did you know? Recycling centres don’t just take glass, plastic, and paper. You […]
