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Here is VOICE’s latest project: 

a leaflet which describes the concept of a personal ‘water footprint’ and all the ways we use water indirectly without knowing it. It looks at the issues of water stress and scarcity, describes the process of water treatment and also offers tips and advice on how you can reduce your personal water footprint.

VOICE (Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment) an environmental group with national membership, which works on a range of environmental issues.  VOICE seeks a Campaigner/Co-ordinator. We are looking for a person with broad knowledge of environmental issues, ideally with experience in lobbying and grass-roots campaigning.  Read the rest of this entry »

The Department of the Environment released its new Draft Statement on Waste Policy on July 15^th 2010.  VOICE urges you to make use of the public consultation period ending on October 1^st, to have your say on how Ireland can better manage its waste.  The policy statement is to provide the framework for Ireland to meet, or ideally exceed, EU targets for waste management.  The policy also aims to underpin the contribution of the waste management sector to our economic recovery.

You can find the Draft Policy and the form for making a submission, by the deadline of October 1^st, on the Department of Environment’s website at http://www.environ.ie/en/Environment/Waste/News/MainBody,23402,en.htm