The Zero Waste Blog

CEIGS ANALYSIS and THOUGHTS. If you’re considering applying for funding from the Government’s newly minted CEIGS scheme then read on. If...

The Easter egg chocolate is all eaten, Easter has drawn to a close. The packaging is still with us however and as the Waste collection...

We are delighted to see that this year’s Cork Energy Cluster conference will have a Zero Waste and Sustainability theme. At their annual...

There’s a sweeter smell in the air around Cork Harbour this sunny afternoon. You can hear the collective community sighs. After a three...

Mass production of plastics, which began just six decades ago, has accelerated so rapidly that it has created 8.3 billion metric...

There’s a whiff of inadequacy and low ambition about our Government’s draft National Air Pollution Control Plan. We need a more...

Photo Courtesy Unsplash – Steve Halama At Zero Waste Alliance Ireland (ZWAI) we hate to waste any resource , whether it’s food ,money...

The recent publication of the new Coalition Government’s agreed programme for government , called the ‘Programme for Government – Our...

Sign the Call for EU Council presidency to stop the EU-Mercosur Agreement Sign the Call for German EU Council presidency to stop the...

‘oh my my oh my my ,oh my my July’ go the words of a popular song by Mundy. (It’s a cracker and you can check it out on youtube). The...

SHOPPING FOR FASHION ? Cool, ethical clothes for little ZERO WASTERS We recently covered the rise of slow fashion and extolled zero...

As the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase all over the world, you’ve likely noticed a shortage of hand sanitizer in your...

Europe is already on board the circular economy express train. We’re fully behind this but all of Ireland needs to get on board , and...

A ‘Plastic Bottle Rally’ will take place at the doorsteps of Minister for the Environment’s office on Nov 6th 2019 at 1pm to demand...

Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland. We love GOOD NEWS. And that’s what the Scottish Government has delivered today. They’ve announced a...

We thought that Green Guinness was only a St Patrick’s day stunt, but now a greener Guinness seems to be popping up. That’s what the...

EU Member States to phase-out subsidies for incineration. 14/06/18 . @Europarl_EN & @EUCouncil bring #RenewableEnergy more in line with...

Today the clouds were in the early morning sky for the first time in 4 days. They brought more than a welcome shade, however. As I...

Photo courtesy of Takahiro Sakamoto on Unsplash The UK starts to wake up from a coffee cup nightmare, but we’re still snoring here. Ring...

Image courtesy Peter Hershey The recent EPA report on the Quality of our Wastewater treatment in 2016  highlights that there’s  a lot to...