This Reuse Month Householders & Businesses are Encouraged to Reuse more, as less than 5% of disposed of items are reused
Reuse businesses, charities and organisation sustained more than 800 jobs, 350 job scheme training positions & 7,600 voluntary positions with a turnover of more than €80 million in 2017. National Reuse Month takes place from October 1 to 31, 2018. . IT is estimated that Irish households reuse less than 5% of the amount of […]
Over the last 3 years Ireland has recycled enough plastic to fill the Aviva Stadium – but this is just 35% of the country’s total plastic waste – SRWMO
Ireland’s Waste Management Offices advise householders on recycling best practice. Dr Stephen Kinsella explains that just as plastic is produced by a global economy so too is it recycled. THE volume of rigid plastic recycled by Irish householders everyday would fill the Aviva Stadium to its roof in just three years. . And Ireland’s three […]
More Than 1,000 Tonnes Of Easter Egg Packaging Destined For Irish Household Recycling Bins
Cardboard boxes and hard plastic covers from Easter eggs make Recycling Ireland List Foil and sweet wrappers don’t make the list, and must go in the general waste bin. More than 1,000 tonnes of recyclable material will be left over when Irish consumers have munched through an estimated 17 and a half million* chocolate eggs […]
More Tipperary People Than Ever Are Signing Up To Reuse Month 2017
TEN local authorities, 23 events, 31 days, hundreds of books, thousands of reusable coffee cups plus any number of up-cycled clothes, furniture pieces and bicycles all add up to very little in terms of waste, but equate to a very busy Reuse Month 2017 in the Southern Region. More people than ever are signing up […]
Cashel to become Ireland’s first Zero Waste Town #zerowastecashel
The heritage town of Cashel in County Tipperary is moving towards a cleaner, greener future as it begins the process to become Ireland’s first Zero Waste town. “Towards Zero Waste Cashel” is an 18-month pilot initiative which promotes reducing waste and repairing and repurposing items, and was officially launched on Thursday 2nd March at […]
Recycling Tips To Reduce The Christmas Waste Mountain
A campaign aimed at promoting good recycling practices and cutting down on the mountains of waste sent to landfill over the Christmas period has been launched. The Southern Region Waste Management Office has published a list of items that often end up contaminating recycling bins having been mistakenly identified as recyclable. Among the […]
Tipperary Householders Say No To Junk Mail
An initiative designed to help householders to reduce the amount of waste being generated by unsolicited mail dropped through letterboxes is being extended. The Southern Waste Regional Office, which launched the ‘Say No to Junk Mail’ campaign last March, is providing 8 local authorities across the south of Ireland with thousands of additional junk […]
A Slice Of Advice For Tipperary Homes For Waste Reduction
With Christmas fast approaching, the Southern Region Waste Management Office is reminding householders of some of the ways they can reduce their food waste and save money in the process. With a recycling rate of 48%, the Southern Waste Region – encompassing Carlow, Clare, Cork, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford – […]
