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Your Water Footprint

Posted on 19 Aug 2010 In: Leaflets, Water

water footprintHere is VOICE’s latest project: 

Title: Your Water Footprint
File: Water.pdf
Size: 413 kB

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.

Summer Newsletter 2010

Posted on 17 Aug 2010 In: Newsletters

Title: Newsletter Summer 2010
File: Newsletter-Summer-2010.pdf
Size: 526 kB

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 »

Have Your Say on Waste Policy!

Posted on 22 Jul 2010 In: General News, Waste

Food wasteThe Department of the Environment released its new Draft Statement on Waste Policy on July 15th 2010.  VOICE urges you to make use of the public consultation period ending on October 1st, 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 1st, on the Department of Environment’s website at http://www.environ.ie/en/Environment/Waste/News/MainBody,23402,en.htm