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WASH IT DOWN: Is Ireland’s pharma industry waste helping the spread of superbugs?

Ireland

Superbugs - microbes resistant to most drugs - are "one of the biggest threats to global health", according to the WHO. But how are they developing this resistance?

0 Backers raised €0 of €3430

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FAST FASHION: Are we doing enough to tackle fashion’s throwaway culture in Ireland?

Ireland

Lower prices and greater availability of clothes has led to the low-use throwaway culture dubbed fast fashion.

10 Backers raised €235 of €3140

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FUELLED BY NATURE: Will the rise in bioenergy have a negative impact on our climate ambitions?

Ireland

Bioenergy - from woody biomass, energy crops like willow, grasslands and farm waste - is already the main source of renewable energy in the EU. In Ireland, however, it currently makes up less than 5% of Ireland’s energy profile.

5 Backers raised €160 of €2475

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WASTE NOT: Are our supermarkets doing enough to reduce food waste?

Ireland

In Ireland, over 1 million tonnes of food is estimated to be wasted annually, costing Irish households, businesses and the planet, with food waste estimated to be responsible for 10% of global emissions.

5 Backers raised €85 of €1410

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BURNOUT: Is the growth of incinerators for toxic waste in Ireland a danger to our health?

Ireland

Ireland lacks the capacity to process hazardous waste, most of which is exported abroad, with plans to increase domestic management outlined in the National Hazardous Waste Management Plan.

3 Backers raised €35 of €2190

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FOUL PLAY: Why does dog faeces continue to litter our streets and parks?

Ireland

The problem of dog fouling in Dublin grew so bad that local authorities launched a hotline in 2013 to report cases in a bid to get people to clean up after their animals.

8 Backers raised €130 of €1510

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EXOTIC WASTELAND: Where do soft plastics in our recycling bin end up?

Ireland

Soft plastics can now be placed in Irish recycling bins following a change in policy in September 2021. But how much of this actually ends up being recycled on our island?

41 Backers raised €770 of €1180

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SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK: What are bogus ‘charity’ clothes collectors doing with your cast-offs?

Ireland

'No Junkmail' signs posted on household letterboxes aren’t stemming the flow of stickers and bags from charity clothes collectors. Every day, these appear on doormats across Ireland asking for donations of clothes we no longer want.

1 Backer raised €30 of €2200