VOICE and REPAK launch Community Grant to support Recycling Ambassador Programme
A new grant has been rolled out to help dislodge any remaining confusion about what goes in our recycling bins and will support local communities to do their part in meeting our national recycling responsibilities. The grant scheme is part of a campaign to re-engage the public in recycling and will be run by VOICE […]
Campaigners Ditch Plastic At Dail As Committee Hears Expert Testimony On Waste Reduction Bill
Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment (VOICE), Friends of the Earth, representatives of Zero Waste Ireland and Uplift, along with the public, will bring their unwanted plastic single-use packaging to the Dail to express their desire to ‘ditch plastic’ and support the Green Party’s Waste Reduction bill under consideration in the Communication, Climate Action […]
Minister Denis Naughten launches Ireland’s new Recycling Ambassador Programme
• Government, Waste Industry and Environmental NGOs come together for clear message on suitable content for recycling bins. • Currently 28% of all material placed in household recycling bins is incorrect. Minister Denis Naughten launched Ireland’s new Recycling Ambassador Programme on Wednesday as the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, the environmental community, the […]
Zero Waste Cashel Website Launched
A new website has been launched to aid the town of Cashel on its journey towards Zero Waste. The new website www.zerowastecashel.ie was launched by Cllr. Roger Kennedy, Cathaoirleach- Cashel/Tipperary Municipal District on Thursday 27th April in Spafield Family Resource Centre, Cashel. Representatives of several community groups were in attendance on the day along with […]