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Treatment plant needed urgently to clean up Clifden beach
Locals and representatives in the Clifden area are renewing their call for a long-awaited wastewater treatment plant to be given the green light following an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report which revealed how a popular beach has failed, six years in a row, to meet basic water quality standards.
St Brigid’s College wow Eco-Dragons at Young Environmentalist finals
A group of young people from St Brigid’s College in Callan, Co Kilkenny made a successful pitch to judges at a Dragon’s Den-style ‘Eco-Den’, hosted by Eco-Unesco in Dublin on March 31 and April 1.
Mayo households collecting less waste and have increased composting
Household waste collected in Mayo County Council area has decreased by 32.1 per cent compared to the 2008 figures, according to the Environmental Protection Agency National Waste Report 2009.
Westmeath water of excellent quality - EPA report
The latest report on water quality from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that Westmeath’s water quality improved from 2008 to 2009.
Westmeath water of excellent quality - EPA report
The latest report on water quality from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that Westmeath’s water quality improved from 2008 to 2009.
IFA welcomes improvement in water quality
IFA president John Bryan said he welcomed the latest report from the EPA on water quality which shows significant improvement in the level of nitrates and phosphates during the period 2007 to 2009.
Achill treatment plant to be handed over next week
At a meeting of the Water and Sewerage SPC of Mayo County Council this week, senior engineer for the council, Noel Burke, informed the members that the Achill treatment plant should be handed over to the operators some time next week.
EPA may revoke Ballinasloe company licence
Ballinasloe company Premier Proteins Limited has been issued with a notice by the Environmental Protection Agency stating its intention to revoke the company’s IPPC licence.
Mayor promises to hunt down litter louts while IFA claims countryside litter is ignored
The Mayor of Castlebar, Cllr Ger Deere, is to personally go through late night CCTV footage to identify people responsible for late-night littering on the streets of the town centre and have them fined for their actions.
Two thirds of Westmeath people throw out food regularly
Sixty per cent of Westmeath people throw away food regularly, according to a research survey of 1,100 people conducted by STOP Food Waste. In fact, 30 per cent of the food we buy ends up in the bin, costing up to €1,000 per household per year in food waste.
