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Poll: Should plastic bottles be banned from Irish beaches?
13 Aug 2018
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clutching at straws
Ikea is getting rid of single-use straws from its stores and restaurants
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marine litter
Plastic straws, cutlery and cotton buds could be banned across the EU
28 May 2018
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Voices
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surprise discovery
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The Daily Poll
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Poll: Do you think supermarkets should reduce plastic packaging?
24 Mar 2018
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ocean rescue
Pacific dump of plastic waste is now bigger than France, Germany and Spain combined
23 Mar 2018
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plastic pollution
Most deepwater fish have ingested microplastics, new Irish study finds
19 Feb 2018
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plastic
The EU is going to ban single-use coffee cups by 2030
17 Jan 2018
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life in plastic
Plastic rubbish is killing hundreds of turtles every year
30 Dec 2017
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The Daily Poll
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8 Oct 2017
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Boxing clever
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30 Jul 2017
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Food Safety
Lidl recalls vegetarian mince due to possible presence of bits of plastic
29 Jun 2017
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Going Green
Almost 600,000 tonnes of packaging were recycled in Ireland last year
29 Jun 2017
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fresh incentives
The Green Party wants to give you 10c back for each plastic bottle and can you recycle
17 Jun 2017
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The Daily Poll
Poll: Do you recycle?
27 Jan 2017
25.0k
59
for fork's sake
Calls for Government to follow France and ban plastic cups and forks
27 Sep 2016
16.8k
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The Daily Poll
Poll: Should Ireland ban plastic cups and plates?
21 Sep 2016
21.1k
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What a waste
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5 Mar 2016
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Davos
There could be more plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050
19 Jan 2016
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Pollution
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29 Aug 2014
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debris
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Food Safety
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2 Apr 2013
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packaging
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22 Aug 2012
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PLASTI-TAX
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24 May 2012
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Science
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Environment
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