COUNT-DOWN TO EARTH DAY, 22 APRIL 2012

By VOICE OFFICE | Published: April 12, 2012

In ten days, we will celebrate the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day.
The Earth Day Network was founded on the premise that all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable environment.
More about earth day history.

Let the count-down begin and what better way to celebrate Mother Earth than to take some personal actions…

- DAY 1 : Use public transport – leave the car at home.
- DAY 2 : Walk/bike to school/work – good exercise for all.
- DAY 3 : Install water barrel at home . See “Survive a dry summer”.
- DAY 4 : Install water saving devices in toilet and shower. See water footprint.
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WHEN IS FOOD SAFE? – EXPLORING ‘BEST BEFORE’ DATES

By VOICE OFFICE | Published: April 11, 2012

Have you ever been completely confused over the expiry dates on the food we buy?  There is the ‘sell by’ date, the ‘use by’ date, the ‘best before’ date…how can we ensure that the food we’re eating is safe and that we are not throwing out perfectly good food just because of the date on the box/tin?

On average, we in Ireland are throwing away 1/3 of the food we buy.  See Food Matters.  Some of this is because of wastage on the plate and some of this is because the food has gone off.  However, some of this is because we are throwing out perfectly good produce based on the expiry date printed on the lid.  Our parents and grandparents never did this.  They would use ‘the smell/taste’ test before throwing anything out.  This wasn’t a perfect science and I’m sure that some people got sick.  Nevertheless, this ‘smell/sniff’ test can supplement the current expiry date system.
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