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Irish school with trees
Irish school with trees
Trees are an important habitat and this school is showing the way to educate their pupils by having large trees - with bird feeders - on their grounds.
Copyright managed by the Library Council.
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Aircraft emissions
Aircraft emissions
Airplanes burn huge quantities of fossil fuel and are now the fastest-growing man-made contributor to carbon dioxide emissions.
Copyright John Kennedy
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Polluter Pays Principle
In the last ten years our awareness and policies on waste management have improved As previously shown the legislative framework is the Waste Management Act 1996 as amended by the Waste Management ...
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A nappy disaster
A nappy disaster
A child can use up to 8,500 nappies from birth to potty. This number of used nappies would fill to 150 black plastic bags. Some people think they can flush nappies down the toliet but the cartoon shows what could happen. If a mum used modern reusable nappies, she could get by with less than a hundred. Even if she washes the nappies herself, she’ll save over €2,000.
Copyright Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
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Recycling poster
Recycling poster
Copyright Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
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A waste dump
A waste dump
The waste keeps piling up.
Copyright Environmental Protection Agency
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A local bring bank
A local bring bank
Make sure to seperate your waste before going to the bring bank to speed up your visit.
Copyright Environmental Protection Agency
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Waste Permits and Licences
Waste collection recovery and disposal activities are controlled by both the Environmental Protection Agency EPA and the local authorities The Waste Management Act 1996 as amended sets out the system ...
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Dumper truck
Dumper truck
More waste is dumped off at the landfill
Copyright Environmental Protection Agency
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Managing Waste
Producing waste is a natural consequence of the world we live in It becomes clear that we need to deal with our waste when you consider the vast quantities that we produce Thinking about what we throw ...