Dirty Rotten Scoundrels AKA Deposit Return Scheme

Teddy Bear's Picnic

Summer Picnic season is upon us and with it comes a huge amount of environmental waste with billions of single use utensils, food containers, plastic water bottles, napkins and disposable BBQs being used and thrown away.  So this time, we're taking a closer look at the delicious foods and drinks we enjoy alfresco - but which could soon become as rare as hens teeth as the impacts of climate change ultimately threaten our food supply.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels AKA Deposit Return Scheme

We’re back and we’ve another environmental axe to grind - the Deposit Return Scheme. This time you don’t have to take just our word for it - because we revisited Lidl Glenageary, to ask locals about their experiences using the store's DRS machine - the good the bad and the downright frustrating, and they certainly didn't hold back when it came to evaluating the pros and cons of the system.

When EcoMomics Met The Nappy Market

For this episode we spoke with Kate Doyle - an Action Mom who decided while on Maternity Leave to turn her concerns about nappy waste  into a sustainable reusable option.  As they say - if you want something done ask a busy person - and no one is busier than a Mom, particularly a New Mom. So, whether you’re knee deep in sticky laundry, pumping a boob or pushing a pram around a park, tune in because this is the episode for you.

When EcoMomics Met Evie Kenny

In The episode we chat with fellow Climate Ambassador and presenter of the RTE Jnr Podcast Ecolution Evie Kenny. From beach cleans to participating in the Fridays for Future campaign, Evie is immersed in all thing sustainable. In this episode she talks openly to us about her podcast, the pressures on teenagers today and her hopes for the future.

When EcoMomics Met Suzanne McManus

Our next guest is Suzanne McManus from Cosy'n'Posy Yoga - who also happens to be a close friend of Liza (for full disclosure ) - and she joined us to chat with us about what inspired her to get involved with cleaning up her local environment. It all started during Covid, when she was spending more time walking around her local area in rural Co. Meath, and she became aware of the amount of litter and dumping in the hedgerows, ditches and roadside margins - her frustration led her to the Meath County Council website where she learned of the Green Kilometre Scheme, which she signed up for and encouraged her neighbours to join in too.