# Waste
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Voices
'Festival waste? It's not new - we're a disposable nation and we need to change our attitude'
Claire Byrne
8 Sep 2018
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Environment
Thousands of tents left behind at Electric Picnic campsite cleared by bulldozers
3 Sep 2018
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Voices
'Compostable cup for your coffee sound good? It all depends on where it ends up'
Brian O'Sullivan
14 Aug 2018
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plastic waste
The global war on plastic has left manufacturers rethinking their straw productions
8 Jul 2018
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Funding
County breakdown: Here's how much is being spent tackling illegal dumping
18 Mar 2018
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Rubbish
'Why are you throwing away so many chips?': How east Cork is tackling its food waste
4 Feb 2018
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final straw
Waste, turtles, and money: Why Irish pubs and cafés are ditching plastic straws
3 Feb 2018
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Gotcha
Prosecutions for illegal dumping expected after covert CCTV operations in Wicklow and Dublin
28 Jan 2018
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Voices
'We need reverse vending machines in shops with a 25c deposit on containers'
Ciarán Cuffe
6 Jan 2018
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driving mr naughten
The Environment Minister took TheJournal.ie for a spin in his new e-car - and Michael Healy Rae might be next
30 Oct 2017
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waste reduction
Recycling expert says those who carry their own cup should get 20c off their coffee
17 Sep 2017
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Irish Cement
'The reality is it produces dangerous toxins': Concerns about plan to burn tyres at Limerick plant
29 Aug 2017
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Video Footage
Greyhound says it wants garda protection for waste collection crews in parts of Dublin
28 Aug 2017
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lunch crunch
Poll: Would you remove all recyclable packaging at point of purchase?
6 Jul 2017
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utter rubbish
'Dignity in the House': TD presents a bag of his plastic household waste in the Dáil
5 Jul 2017
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What a waste
'Who is going to pick it up?': Donohoe hits back at those trying to block new bin charges scheme
29 Jun 2017
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burning waste
Parents gather to discuss effect of 'incredibly stupid' Poolbeg incinerator
20 Jun 2017
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hazardous
Boy in critical condition after toxic waste left at Belfast bonfire site
24 May 2017
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the limit
Bin companies have started to charge for heavy bins without the government's agreement
21 May 2017
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Wicklow
A 75-year-old diver is stalling waste-dumping plans from Ireland's largest company
7 May 2017
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No white smoke
No, the Poolbeg incinerator hasn't started burning waste just yet
3 May 2017
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Water Charges
Households which waste water 'to face prosecution' under proposed new plans
28 Mar 2017
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Social Entrepreneurs
'One million tonnes of food are wasted in Ireland each year, people know that's wrong'
22 Mar 2017
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Waste
Water committee calls for refunds, but Fine Gael still wants to pursue 'non-compliant' households
7 Mar 2017
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former landfill
Asbestos and other toxic waste leaking into Irish Sea off Bray and Dublin coast
3 Mar 2017
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somebody's watching you
12,000 homes in Dublin will soon be monitored for what they're putting in their green bins
23 Feb 2017
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recycle
How can we get apartment block residents recycling? The minister says there's no 'simple solution'
11 Dec 2016
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Ballynagran
'Worst landfill in the state' to receive 40,000 extra tonnes of waste
22 Nov 2016
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Louth
Council investigating after 'hundreds of tonnes' of waste reported in illegal dump
21 Oct 2016
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