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 […]
Just Eat It… A Food Waste Story to Screen at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre in January
Just Eat It, a minute documentary film about food waste and food rescue will have a special screening at Birr Theatre & Arts Centre on Thursday 25 January, 8pm. We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% […]
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 […]
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 […]
