A study by Midlands based CUSP into the volumes of single-use plastic packaging waste generated across County Clare has identified hotspots in terms of volumes, which if given priority would see significant reductions in the amounts generated in the county each year.
Clare could be one of the counties worst affected by coastal flooding as a result of climate change within the next 30 years with Shannon Airport at risk.
The Grey Area Within Greywater from Mary Immaculate Secondary School in Lisdoonvarna have won the Junior Water Category at the national Young Environmentalist Awards.
Customer kindness, from bins decorated with homemade thank-you cards, to homemade cakes and boxes of chocolates left on them, will be one of the great positive take-aways for Clean Ireland Recycling staff from the COVID-19 crisis.