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Satellite data finds landfills are methane ‘super emitters’

Landfills are releasing a significant amount of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere from the decomposition of waste, scientists have warned. Researchers used satellite data from four major cities — Delhi and Mumbai in India, Lahore in ...

11 Aug 2022 at 11:41

National News

Landfills third largest source of methane emissions globally, scientists find

11 Aug 2022 at 21:33

National News

Landfills third largest source of methane emissions globally, scientists find

11 Aug 2022 at 20:33

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No incentive to recycle in Inishowen

Families in Inishowen no longer have any incentive for domestic recycling following an increase in waste bin collection prices, it appears. Logan Waste, the Buncrana-based waste collection firm servicing the peninsula, last week ...

16 Mar 2022 at 09:33

Local News

No incentive to recycle in Donegal

16 Mar 2022 at 09:33

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Biffa ponders £1.4bn bid from US firm amid potentially costly HMRC probe

Waste management company Biffa has signalled it would be willing to accept a potential £1.4 billion bid from a US investor. The company also revealed it is under investigation by HM Revenue and Customs, a probe which could ...

07 Jun 2022 at 10:31

Local News

Waste from mica houses causing toxic dumps - claim

Concrete material coming out of houses that have been demolished under the mica redress scheme could be creating toxic waste dumps in Donegal County Council owned landfills, it has been claimed. That was the shock ...

31 Mar 2022 at 09:33

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E-waste warning as Waterford consumers recycled record number of electrical items last year

Waterford and Irish consumers recycled a record number of electrical items last year, but the country’s largest e-waste scheme has warned that its unsustainable targets need to change to reflect a more circular ...

20 Jun 2022 at 12:33

National News

E-waste warning as Irish consumers recycled record number of electrical items last year

Irish consumers recycled a record number of electrical items last year, but the country’s largest e-waste scheme has warned that its unsustainable targets need to change to reflect a more circular economy. ...

20 Jun 2022 at 11:33

E-waste warning as Carlow consumers recycled record number of electrical items last year

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E-waste warning as Irish consumers recycled record number of electrical items last year

Carlow and Irish consumers recycled a record number of electrical items last year, but the country’s largest e-waste scheme has warned that its unsustainable targets need to change to reflect a more ...

20 Jun 2022 at 12:33

Government ‘asleep at wheel’ over coastal landfill erosion threat, says Labour

Labour has accused the Government of being “asleep at the wheel” when it comes to coastal landfill sites facing erosion and flooding. Over 1,000 are thought to be at risk of spilling their toxic ...

28 Dec 2023 at 02:45

Scotland

More than 10 million tonnes of waste generated in Scotland in 2022, figures show

Alarm has been raised by campaigners as the waste produced in Scotland increased by half a million tonnes in a year. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) published figures on ...

26 Mar 2024 at 14:10

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