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Zero Waste Alliance Ireland
- Mar 19, 2021
- 3 min
Clean Air Boost, Courtesy of Our High Court
There’s a sweeter smell in the air around Cork Harbour this sunny afternoon. You can hear the collective community sighs. After a three...
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Zero Waste Alliance Ireland
- Feb 19, 2021
- 8 min
Recycling by the Numbers
Mass production of plastics, which began just six decades ago, has accelerated so rapidly that it has created 8.3 billion metric...
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Zero Waste Alliance Ireland
- Feb 2, 2021
- 6 min
Is Our National Air Pollution Control Plan Out of Control?
There’s a whiff of inadequacy and low ambition about our Government’s draft National Air Pollution Control Plan. We need a more...
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Zero Waste Alliance Ireland
- Jun 15, 2018
- 2 min
Cooling the fires – Incineration subsidies to be phased out in the EU
EU Member States to phase-out subsidies for incineration. 14/06/18 . @Europarl_EN & @EUCouncil bring #RenewableEnergy more in line with...
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Zero Waste Alliance Ireland
- May 31, 2018
- 2 min
Incinerator permission – a Toxic Decision
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...
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Zero Waste Alliance Ireland
- Dec 4, 2017
- 4 min
Platin Cement Burner- Skyfill is a bad idea.
Nov 2017 Submission to ABP Platin PLATIN: We’re concerned that this project will stop us recycling Phosphorus and Nitrogen are needed to...
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Zero Waste Alliance Ireland
- May 23, 2016
- 2 min
Big burners – application is back for Ringaskiddy Incinerator
Ringaskiddy Incinerator Proposal – wrong place, wrong time, wrong solution. There’s more than a whiff of toxic smoke from this project –...
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Zero Waste Alliance Ireland
- May 12, 2014
- 3 min
Going on a Holiday to Majorca? Bring along your waste.
From Bundoran to Bunyola, waste in haste. Nestled on the North west coast of Majorca, in the spurs of the Serra de Tramuntana, just 9...
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Zero Waste Alliance Ireland
- Feb 5, 2014
- 2 min
Is Denmark leaving the dark age of Waste burning?
It might seem unlikely but a recent apparent u-turn on waste management policy in Denmark could be in the offing. It’s all driven by the...
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Zero Waste Alliance Ireland
- Jan 24, 2014
- 4 min
5 Questions for Dublin City Manager on Poolbeg Incinerator plans
With the Dail’s public accounts Committee putting some difficult questions to the Dublin City Council’s representatives on Jan 22nd 2014...
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