N.Ireland
NI agri minister to speak at Belfast waste management conference
Northern Ireland’s minister of agriculture, environment and rural affairs, Andrew Muir, will speak at this year’s Northern Ireland Waste &...
Waste
Rural Life
Over 120t of waste dumped in Wicklow and Dublin uplands
Environmental project Pure (Protecting Uplands & Rural Environments) collected over 120t of illegally dumped waste from more than 830 sites...
Environment
Make use of Christmas leftovers to reduce food waste - minister
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine, Charlie Mc Conalogue, is today (Friday, December 22) reminding consumers of the importance...
Agri-Business
EU member states agree to tackle packaging waste
EU environment ministers have reached an agreement on a proposed regulation on packaging to tackle the increase in packaging waste...
Rural Life
All rural households entitled to brown bin collection service in 2024
All householders in Ireland will be entitled to a brown bin recycling collection service from their waste collector from January...
Rural Life
EPA: Ireland 'overly reliant' on exporting waste abroad
Recycling rates in Ireland are not keeping pace with increasing levels of waste generation, a new report from the Environmental...
N.Ireland
3 Armagh men given suspended sentences for waste offences
Three men from Co. Armagh have been given suspended sentences for waste offences relating to over 6,836t of controlled waste....
Environment
EU transition to circular economy behind schedule - auditors
The transition to a circular economy is behind schedule in EU member states despite billions of euro being spent on...
Environment
Derry man found guilty of waste offences
A man from Co. Derry, Northern Ireland has been found guilty on three counts of waste offending. 62-year-old Thomas McGlinchey,...
N.Ireland
Study: Converting agricultural food waste to protein could solve food crisis
Researchers from King’s College London have found that converting agricultural food waste could serve as a solution for the global...
Rural Life
Announcement on options for disposal of green waste due 'shortly'
An announcement from the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan on alternative measures to the burning of green...
Environment
Avoid the 'man in the van' and check the waste collector register
In Ireland, if you hand over your waste for disposal to an unauthorised waste collector, even if you were unaware,...
Environment
Irish researchers part of €7m project to cut food packaging waste
Researchers from an Irish university are among a team from across Europe taking part in a €7 million project focused...
Environment
Harmful chemicals in waste to be eliminated under EU agreement
A political agreement has recently been reached by the European Parliament and the Council to eliminate harmful chemicals in waste,...
Environment
Public consultation launched on EU's waste framework
A public consultation on the review of the European Commission’s Waste Framework Directive (WFD) and EU food waste reduction targets...
Environment
Green response expected on building waste reused for farm roads
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has called on the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan to reuse building waste...
Environment
'This waste transfer station is in complete contradiction to what is being asked of us'
The proposed construction of the Poolboy Waste Transfer Station on the outskirts of Ballinasloe has brought the community out in...
Environment
‘We want to look after people in Ballinasloe – we do not want to make them sick’
Ballinasloe is the beating heart of Ireland – it’s a gateway between the east and the west and part of...