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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 action on plastic waste and get a DRS started in ireland. Can you join us? Drive for DRS It’s almost two years since we demanded that our government introduce a deposit return scheme (DRS) to collect & recycle plastic bottles and aluminium cans. Sick of this? Minister Richard Bruton, earlier this year, announced he would commission a study to see

We’re fully behind the #SickOfPlastic campaign and today we offer our platform to Claudia Tormey, from the Sick of Plastic Campaign to tell you about the progress to date. There’s a lot achieved , a way to go, but we’re motoring ahead. Well done to all ! Claudia reports that…….. The campaign has delivered 21,235 petition signatures! All of these signatures were collected from various Sick of Plastic activities over the past year from our Shop and Drop local actions to camp

ZWAI support the #SickOfPlastic national days of action and encourage all Zero Wasters to participate locally. As well as encouraging Shops to offer less plastic to us we need to take positive action on a personal level to avoid unnecessary plastic in our daily lives. Here’s a few tips on how to reduce your own plastic intake. BACKGROUND. In the first 10 years of this century we have manufactured more plastic than in all of the 20th century. Plastic is one of the most endurin

We’re backing the Sick of Plastic Campaigners today and every other day. So should you. A ‘Plastic Bottle Rally’ will take place at the doorstep of Minister for the Environment’s office on Nov 6th 2019 at 1pm to demand action on plastic waste and get a DRS started in ireland. Can you join us? It’s almost two years since campaigners we demanded that government introduce a deposit return scheme (DRS) here to really collect & recycle plastic bottles and aluminium cans. Sick of

How did Plastic Free July start? Plastic Free July in an attempt to break free from single-use plastics. Plastic Free July is an international campaign that originated in and is based in Australia to create awareness about plastic pollution and to empower people to find alternatives to single-use plastics. The concerns and actions are global. During July 2018  you are invited to join over 2 million people from 150 countries in making a difference. Background. Did you know sci