7 – Construction and Demolition Waste
Rather than sticking with the typical Q&A process I approached this issue as an article from the outset, and contributed the following as a...
6 – Enforcement
Following are my responses to the questions raised by the department for consideration as part of the third meeting:
Are there alternative forms of waste...
5 – Food Waste
These two graphics are a summarised version of the recommendations in Tristram Stuart’s book Waste submitted, along with a verbal contribution outlining the main...
4 – Market Structure
Feasta article note: This discussion meeting wasn’t the most interesting one for me. The conversation was about how the waste management market is currently...
3 – Discussion on Deposit Return Schemes (DRS)
Following are my responses to the questions raised by the department for consideration as part of the third meeting:
In principle, would you support the...
2 – Plastics and Packaging Waste
Following are my responses to the questions raised by the department for consideration as part of the second meeting:
For the manufacturing/retail sector:
What role can...
1 – Citizen Engagement in the Circular Economy
Following are my responses to the questions raised by the department (in italics below) for consideration as part of the first meeting:
Transition to a...
Asylum-seeking and racial justice in Ireland
In the first of a series of guest blog posts, Feasta intern Nadia Henson describes the situation of asylum seekers in Ireland, linking it...
End of the Oilocene – all change!
"We need think-tanks of open-minded people in every sector who are ready to view everything through a new lens and think outside the box...
The art of critique
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