Highland Radio are delighted to partner with Coimisiún na Meán in launching a new series dealing with various topics on sustainability.
Donna-Marie Doherty of Highland Radio will have a weekly feature on Tuesdays at 12:30 covering a real mix of different topics and interviews with businesses and experts who have a common interest on expertise in sustainability.
Coimisiún na Meán stated; ‘”Ours to Protect”, is a unique and exciting audio project – a collaboration of local and regional broadcasters from across the country who have come together to tackle climate change, champion climate action, and inform and educate audiences all over Ireland about how they can make a difference.’
This week Highland Radio spoke to Peader McLaughlin, PRO of Buncrana Tidy Towns and Andrew Garvey Williams leader of Buncrana Foróige:
Did you know?
Cigarette and vapes make up almost half of the litter in Ireland > Clean coasts
One Buncrana Tidy Town volunteer picked up over 370 vapes in the month of March by themselves
Vaping is not recommended by the HSE as a way to quit smoking > HSE
Why it’s important!
You can dispose of your vapes for free under the WEEE scheme > https://www.weeeireland.ie/vape-e-cigarette-device-recycling/
The crossed-out ‘wheelie bin’ symbol on these products means they should never be placed in household waste > https://www.weeeireland.ie/vape-e-cigarette-device-recycling/
You can find a list of free places to recycle your disposable vapes here > https://www.weeeireland.ie/household-recycling/where-can-i-recycle/
Learn more:
Quit Vaping or smoking > https://quit.hse.ie/apps/startplan/startplansignup.aspx#!form-Step-1-1
https://www2.hse.ie/living-well/quit-smoking/vaping/
