As environment ministers from the UN’s 193 member countries meet at the Bella Center in Copenhagen this week, Irish environmentalists await a fair and safe climate change agreement. This meeting is called a Conference of the Parties (COP) and is held annually. This year’s conference commenced December 7, 2009 and will end on December 18, [...]
Yearly Archives: 2009
Irish biodegradable waste down but still over target
Ireland has achieved or is on track to meeting all EU waste targets except for biodegradable waste, according to the country’s environment agency. Biodegradable waste going to landfill fell by 19% last year but Ireland is still over target. The national waste report, covering 2008 data, shows the amount of biodegradable waste going to landfill dropped [...]
Posted in General News, Waste Tagged biodegradable waste, electrical waste, waste, waste reducing, weee Comments closed