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# plastic - Thursday 14 November, 2019
McDonald's to trial recycling unwanted plastic toys into new products such as coffee cups
The initial trial will run for four weeks in seven restaurants in the UK and Ireland.
# plastic - Monday 30 September, 2019
Ireland's first reverse vending machine allows people to recycle plastic bottles in return for 10c vouchers
The machine is located in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan.
# plastic - Friday 30 August, 2019
Is it really possible to live a zero waste life? I tried for a week (and did a terrible job)
It is definitely possible to significantly reduce your day-to-day waste … but it’s harder than it sounds.
# plastic - Saturday 17 August, 2019
Beloved Thai dugong found dead with plastic in her stomach
Marium’s story went viral after she washed ashore in Thailand earlier this year.
# plastic - Thursday 15 August, 2019
Microplastics found in Arctic and Alps after being carried by wind and snow, scientists warn
The researchers have called for urgent research to assess the health risks of inhalation.
# plastic - Thursday 1 August, 2019
Poll: Should Ireland ban all single-use plastics?
Awareness of how much plastic we use and throw away in Ireland has been growing in recent years.
# plastic - Wednesday 31 July, 2019
'We need to leave the throwaway culture behind': Could Ireland really go plastic free by 2029?
We bash out the pros and cons on episode six of Ireland 2029.
# plastic - Tuesday 30 July, 2019
Irish teenager wins global science award for removing microplastics from water
Fionn Ferreira from Cork received a €45,000 bursary.
# plastic - Tuesday 9 July, 2019
'We cannot be radical enough': David Attenborough calls for drastic climate change action
Naturalist David Attenborough appeared today before British MPs to discuss climate change.
# plastic - Thursday 27 June, 2019
Ireland surpasses all EU recycling targets including plastics, glass and metal
Ireland currently recycles 33% of all plastics, which needs to rise to 50% in 2025 and 55% by 2030 to meet EU targets.
# plastic - Wednesday 12 June, 2019
Poll: Should Ireland ban all single-use plastics by 2021?
The Canadian Prime Minister has promised to ban single-use plastics “where supported by scientific evidence and warranted.”
# plastic - Monday 10 June, 2019
Canada is planning to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement today.
# plastic - Saturday 11 May, 2019
Landmark pact to regulate plastic waste signed by 180 nations - but not the US
The framework “is historic in the sense that it is legally binding, said Rolph Payet of the United Nations Environment Programme.
# plastic - Wednesday 10 April, 2019
Lidl says it's introducing in-store recycling stations across the country
The supermarket chain said that recycling stations will rolled out next month.
# plastic - Friday 4 January, 2019
Government and schools will no longer buy single-use plastic cups, cutlery and straws
The Green Party has said the ban only addresses “the lowest of the low-hanging fruit”.
# plastic - Sunday 18 November, 2018
Wet wipes and sanitary products cause over 500 sewage blockages every month
The problem costs €7 million per year to address.
# plastic - Wednesday 7 November, 2018
'Single-use': Term used to refer to throw away plastic named Collins word of the year 2018
‘Single-use’describes items whose unchecked proliferation are blamed for damaging the environment.
# plastic - Monday 5 November, 2018
Review begins as 70kg of plastic debris recovered in Dún Laoghaire baths clear-up
One local said that little plastic pins were “all over the Forty Foot, all the way up to the swimming baths”.
# plastic - Sunday 4 November, 2018
Poll: Do you use plastic bottles?
Several Dublin councils plan to install public water fountains in order to reduce the use of single-use plastics.
# plastic - Saturday 27 October, 2018
New EU rules aim to cut down on amount of bottled water people drink
On average, every person in the EU consumes up to 106 litres of bottled water every year.
# plastic - Sunday 7 October, 2018
Poll: Do you make efforts to reduce how much single-use plastics you buy?
Lidl has confirmed that by next year it will have discontinued the sale of single-use plastics in its Irish stores.
Lidl Ireland won't be selling single-use plastics after next year
But they aren’t going as far as their stores in the UK just yet.
# plastic - Wednesday 19 September, 2018
To reach EU targets Ireland needs to increase its plastic recycling by 80%
According to Repak, Ireland’s plastic recycling must increase to 175,000 tonnes by 2030 to reach new EU targets.
# plastic - Sunday 2 September, 2018
Researchers say plastic is 'indispensable' so they're trying to make it more sustainable
Some 500,000 tonnes of plastic waste from the EU end up in the sea every year.
# plastic - Saturday 18 August, 2018
Steel cups and banning plastic cutlery: How music festivals are trying to combat waste
Litter is a big problem at many festivals.
# plastic - Monday 13 August, 2018
Poll: Should plastic bottles be banned from Irish beaches?
40% of Irish rivers, beaches and harbours were littered or heavily littered, according to a new survey.
# plastic - Monday 16 July, 2018
Ikea is getting rid of single-use straws from its stores and restaurants
The company aims to remove all single-use plastic products by 2020.
# plastic - Sunday 8 July, 2018
The global war on plastic has left manufacturers rethinking their straw productions
Eight million tonnes of plastic are dumped into the Earth’s oceans and seas each year.
# plastic - Friday 15 June, 2018
McDonald's to replace plastic straws with paper ones in Irish restaurants
McDonald’s will begin the process of transferring to paper straws from September.
# plastic - Monday 28 May, 2018
Plastic straws, cutlery and cotton buds could be banned across the EU
Some 500,000 tonnes of plastic waste from the EU end up in the sea every year.
# plastic - Wednesday 25 April, 2018
Have we broken the ocean?: 'Read the ingredient list before you buy your next batch of toiletries'
We need to recognise the damage our plastic addiction is having on our planet, writes Professor Gordon Chambers.
# plastic - Tuesday 17 April, 2018
Scientists have accidentally created a mutant enzyme that eats plastic
It appears to feed exclusively on a type of plastic used widely in plastic bottles.
# plastic - Wednesday 28 March, 2018
Poll: Should a deposit be charged on single use bottles and cans?
Similar schemes are already in place in Germany, Sweden and Denmark.
# plastic - Saturday 24 March, 2018
Poll: Do you think supermarkets should reduce plastic packaging?
Campaigners are asking people to leave the excess plastic packaging with the cashier.
# plastic - Friday 23 March, 2018
Pacific dump of plastic waste is now bigger than France, Germany and Spain combined
Most of the dump is made up of tiny fragments of plastic smaller than 5mm.
# plastic - Monday 19 February, 2018
Most deepwater fish have ingested microplastics, new Irish study finds
It’s one of the highest reported frequencies of microplastic occurrence in fish around the globe.
# plastic - Wednesday 17 January, 2018
The EU is going to ban single-use coffee cups by 2030
Around 26 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated in Europe every year, but only 30% of that is recycled.
# plastic - Saturday 30 December, 2017
Plastic rubbish is killing hundreds of turtles every year
The rise in plastic refuse in the ocean and on beaches is killing turtles of all species.
# plastic - Sunday 8 October, 2017
Poll: Should there be a levy on non-recyclable plastics?
The Social Democrats want one.
# plastic - Sunday 30 July, 2017
Marks & Spencer is cutting down on packaging - here's how other supermarkets measure up
Supervalu and Centra said that “packaging plays an important role in containing, preserving and protecting food”.
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Poll: Have you turned the heating on this week?
SO FAR, JULY has been unseasonably wet and cold, with rain pouring across the country since the month began.
This week alone, 41.6 mm of rain was recorded in Dublin Airport compared to just 41 mm across all of July in 2019. The average rainfall in July over the last 30 years has been 56.2 mm, so we’re likely to eclipse that if the trend continues.
While drier and warmer weather is expected as we move into the weekend, we want to know have you turned the heating on this week?
Poll Results:
Just for a bit, to take the edge off (6965)
No (3605)
Yes, all the time (875)
Can you not think of a proper question? (693)
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