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The power of Less – Landfill costs rise 11%
The Power of LESS. UK Landfill tax goes up 11% to £80 per tonne on April 1st 2014. Will this drive consumers and businesses to generate LESS waste? or will it be merely be factored into costs? And what’s it got to do with an Espresso Coffee ? or the power of less? The UK…
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 2050 EU goals of Emissions reduction. We applaud Denmark’s environment minister Ida Auken who recently announced a new strategy that changes the nation’s priority from incineration to recycling. Make no…
Just what is Zero Waste all about?
This simplicity requires a major effort up front , at the Design. Because products must be designed for a continuous life or use and re-use. This will require re-manufacturing to be built into the design. Getting to a waste free world will require a total makeover of the global economy and the way we design…
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 we feel there is more to be probed than simply the gigantic overspend of taxpayers money on the planning phase. We think that Dublin City Council has serious questions to answer on the Poolbeg incinerator…
EPA reveal Ireland’s 2012 Dioxin levels
Ireland must be vigilant to maintain our low environmental dioxin levels. Dioxins have, in recent years, continued to generate environmental concerns that capture public attention. In order to maintain surveillance of dioxins, furans and other related pollutants, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) carries out a number of almost identical surveys based on levels found in cows’…
A waste free office in 5 quick steps
A waste free office is a stress free one too ! There are 5 steps to Zero Waste in your office -(refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and recover) – and these steps follow a very deliberate pecking order (or hierarchy), starting with the most important step (refuse) and ending with the “least important” step (recover). Here’s…
What’s Zero Waste all about?
Every day, we buy things that we may not really need, and throw out stuff that still has a lot of value. There are huge financial and environmental benefits to breaking this pattern. This is what Zero Waste is all about.
