Ours To Protect - Radio Nova

Redesigned Furniture & Clothing

This week's edition of 'Ours To Protect' on Radio Nova, saw Traic speak with Claire Delabre, owner of the Handmade Design Studio in Mullingar.
 
The pair chatted about the reasons behind the huge growth in popularity in redesigned furniture and clothing.
 
Claire's shop is one of many which produce redesigned and clothing and furniture.
 
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The Ecobrick

On this week's episode of 'Ours To Protect', Traic spoke to sustainability expert Padraig O'Mairtin about all things Ecobricks.
Ecobricks are recycled bottles, packed with soft plastics, until they are as hard as a brick, hence the name.
Padraig spoke to Traic about why he has a particular fondness for these Ecobricks.
 
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Cutting Back On Waste In The Workplace

This latest episode of 'Ours To Protect' on Radio Nova, saw Traic speak to the Refill Mill's Eibhlin Fitzpatrick, regarding waste in the workplace.
The latest figures would indicate that the misuse of such resources has led to a 4.5% turnover rate.
Eibhlin offered wonderful advice to Traic on cutting down waste in the workplace, and cutting the cost.
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Composting

This latest episode of 'Ours To Protect' on Radio Nova, Traic spoke to Ollie Green from Betterplants.ie who spoke about composting, and more specifcally, the Bokoshi Bin.
The Bokoshi Bin is a composting system, which can make the process of composting that bit easier for the average household.
Ollie Green explained to Traic about this composting system, and how it works.
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The Origins Of Halloween

On this week's episode of 'Ours To Protect', Traic spoke to sustainability expert David Gilroy, about the annual Púca Festival, celebrating the origins of Halloween in Athboy, Co Meath.
Gilroy spoke to Traic about how this idea came about, the origins for this festival, and it's origins.
 
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How To Make Halloween More Eco-Friendly

On this week’s episode of ‘Ours To Protect’, on 'Radio Nova', we look at all things Halloween, as extravagant lights, costumes, decorations seem to appear in shop windows earlier and earlier each year.
What comes with the territory here, is the fact that the carbon footprint with this festival is rising.
For example, 83% of costumes purchased around Halloween are non-recyclable, oil based plastics, according to a recent survey.
Traic spoke to Anna Browne, a sustainability expert from Big Sky Flowers to discuss how we can make Halloween a much more eco-friendly festival.
 
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Organic Farming

This week on ‘Ours To Protect’, on Radio Nova, Traic took a trip to a certified organic farm in the midlands  to speak to Diana Pickersgill, who alongside her daughter, has been running the farm there for the last 30 years.
Traic chatted with Diana about about the benefits of going organic.
 
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We Chat To The Green Kids!

On this week's episode of 'Ours To Protect', Traic had a chat to Green Kids, Caomhán and Orna about the different ways that that we can reuse our waste.
This would be much more beneficial than just recycling or throwing them in the nearest general waste bin. We have all been guilty of that!
These are the sort of actions today which will impact future generations.
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The Benefits Of Microgreens

On this latest episode of 'Ours To Protect' on Radio Nova, Traic caught up Ollie Greene from Betterplants.ie, to discuss microgreens.
Mircogreens are becoming more popular with chefs far and wide, as they try to incorporate elements to their dishes which are visually appealing, and beneficial for your health.
Ollie chatted to Traic about what are microgreens exactly. 
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Household Food Waste

On this week’s episode of Ours To Protect on Radio Nova, Traic chatted to the Refill Mill's Eibhlin Fitzpatrick on all things household waste, and how we can do our bit to cut down on the problem in our households, and save some money in the process.
 
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