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Environment
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

Lorraine Courtney: Why Re-turn should reinvest its 50m surplus to clean up Dublin 'bomb site'

The Re-turn deposit scheme converts bottles and cans into refundable currency but is time-consuming, embarrassing for users, and driving widespread bin ransacking and street mess.
Environment
fromIrish Independent
6 months ago

'Most favourable result in eight years' - majority of Irish beaches declared 'clean' in latest survey

Seventeen of 33 monitored beaches, harbours and rivers met clean status, a 50% increase and the best result in eight years.
Environment
fromIrish Independent
6 months ago

'Most favourable result in eight years' - majority of Irish beaches declared 'clean' in latest survey

Half of 33 monitored beaches, harbours and rivers were rated suitable, a 50% increase, with littered sites falling and plastic bottle/can litter down 30%.
London politics
fromIrish Independent
8 months ago

Revealed: Lowest number of litter blackspots in five years - but some areas remain stubbornly dirty, new survey finds

50% reduction in plastic waste due to Deposit Return Scheme, but littering remains a concern, especially in north inner-city Dublin and Cork.
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