Stop Food Waste – Make the most of your food
Irish householders on average throw out €700 worth of food every year. This week the EPA is running an awareness campaign called Food: Make the Most of It, highlighting food waste issues and encouraging everyone to make the most of their food. Odile Le Bolloch from the EPA said, “Many people have resolved to be a […]
EPA Calls On Local Authorities To Target Inspections To Improve Air Quality
23 out of 31 local authorities improved their environmental performance between 2014 – 2016; 29 met the target standard. Local authorities need to target inspections to: control the burning of solid fuel, to lessen the 1,500 premature deaths associated with air pollution; improve management of key waste streams including waste tyres and waste food. The […]
Glad Partners With Crosscare Foodbank and Asks Laois Public to Join It’s’ ‘Save Food Save Taste’ Campaign’
GLAD, the leader in home food management, is asking Laois consumers to join its ‘Save Food Save Taste’ campaign, part of a pioneering European initiative aimed at reducing food waste. On average Irish people waste approx 30% of food annually. This compares similarly, but is still higher than European levels of food waste. On average, continental […]
Minister Hogan signs New Household Food Waste Regulations –Diversion of household Food Waste from disposal to resource recovery.
Mr Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has signed the European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio -Waste) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 71 of 2013). The regulations are designed to promote the segregation and recovery of household food waste. They will increase the amount of food waste that is recovered […]