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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is urging households in Westmeath to stay green this Christmas and recycle their waste. Christmas time produces more waste than any other time of the year, according to the EPA, and this waste can be diverted from landfills if people remember to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

The EPA is urging households in Mayo to stay green this Christmas and recycle their waste. Christmas time produces more waste than any other time of the year, according to the EPA, and this waste can be diverted from landfills if people remember to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

Food waste in Westmeath homes increases substantially over Christmas, with more food thrown out during the festive season than any other time of the year, according to STOP Food Waste, a programme developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Food waste in Westmeath homes increases substantially over Christmas, with more food thrown out during the festive season than any other time of the year, according to STOP Food Waste, a programme developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

A new storm water attenuation tank at Bachelor’s Walk in Ballina was given the go ahead by the elected members this week at the monthly meeting of Ballina Town Council. The new tank was proposed by Fianna Fáil councillor Johnny O’Malley and seconded by Fine Gael councillor Barry McLoughlin following a debate on the potential hazards of effluent getting into the Moy.

According to a national research survey of 1,100 people conducted by Stop Food Waste, a programme developed by the Environmental Protection Agency, 53 per cent of Mayo people throw away food regularly. In fact, 30 per cent of the food we buy ends up in the bin, costing the average household up to €1,000 a year in food waste.

Air quality in County Mayo is generally good, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. However, the EPA is calling on people in the county to consider the types of fuel they burn in their fires.

Composting is an easy way to reduce the bulk of rubbish in your landfill bin.

A free talk on climate change is being held by change.ie, the Power of One and Kilkenny County Council during EU Waste Reduction Week on November 22, in the Ormonde Hotel in Kilkenny City.

Labour Party Dáil candidate Ann Phelan said that climate change is a silent human crisis and the greatest emerging humanitarian challenge of our time.