What You Get With a VOICE Donation/Membership
Following the concerns over charitable donations and executive pay top-ups, we at VOICE wanted to share with you our outgoings in terms of staff payments.
The Big Upcycle
What is upcycling?
Upcycling is bringing an old object back to life by giving it a new function, purpose or recreating it completely.
WINTER 2013 NEWSLETTER
We have just published our latest newsletter where we discuss various food waste reduction initiatives around the country and recession-busting hints.
#Fruitshare: One’s person’s campaign to share unwanted, but delicious fruit.
As my few remaining apples drop from my apple tree, I came to wonder what everyone is doing with their spare apples/plums/pears this time of year.
CHARITY HACK 2013!!
Charity Hack, the brainchild of Kevin Delaney from the Irish Cancer Society, brought together five charities and around 25 hackers (people with fundraising, communications, charity and other experiences) to develop new campaigns. VOICE was one of the participants.
Local Communities are Doing it for Themselves….
Disco Soup in Galway City a Huge Success!!
'Poo Power' letter to the Editor Featured in today's Metro Herald
Our coordinator, Mindy O’Brien, wrote a letter to the Metro Herald in response to an article written on the 25th of July by Ross McGuiness about the use of human excrement as a soil fertiliser.
Deposit/refund Programme will Reduce Litter!
One way to reduce litter is to encourage the government to adopt a deposit/refund scheme for single-use bottles and cans.
RECESSION….AGAIN???
It’s official, Ireland’s back in a recession…here are 7 recession busting actions to stay within budget:
VOICE Summer 2013 Newsletter Just Out
VOICE has just published its latest newsletter. In it we have outlined the government’s new Household Food Waste Regulations, our recent policy submissions, our new food waste challenge and more.
VOICE's Container Deposit/Refund Proposal Gets Airing
VOICE has been advocating the adoption of a container deposit/refund scheme for glass and plastic bottles and aluminium cans for many years.
HAPPY EARTH DAY!!!
One day a year, we should take stock of our behaviour to see if we can change some of our habits to be more earth-friendly. Please check out a Billion Acts of Green for good ideas.
