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With school starting, resist those convenient crates of small beverage bottles for the kids. A flask or refillable water bottle filled from a large container of bottled water or juice will save on packaging and waste. If you are giving your kids plastic bottles, ensure that these are recycled when finished. Make your children responsible [...]

Try to recycle as much packaging as possible. Cardboard outer boxes, paper inserts and many plastic tubes and tubs can likely go straight into your domestic recycling collection. White glass containers such as perfume bottles can be included in the bottle run to your local bring bank. Just don’t forget to wash all those lotions [...]

The number of towns with litter problems is increasing, according to the latest survey from campaign group Irish Business Against Litter (Ibal).
Of 53 towns surveyed in 2010, just over half received the accolade ”litter free” down from two thirds in a similar study last year. Wexford was judged Ireland’s cleanest town in the survey which [...]

Recycle your used batteries. All shops selling batteries have collection boxes for the return of used batteries.

Many homes have access to brown bin systems for food and garden waste. Recycle all food waste, vegetable and fruit peelings by wrapping them in old newspapers before placing them in your compost bin for collection.