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The Ecological Lifestyle

The Ecological Lifestyle. In Ireland. Ireland in the 1950s. Everyone was poor. “Waste Not, Want not” Mentality. Everything was reused and recycled if possible but they did not call it that. Ireland in the 1980s. Development of the consumer lifestyle. Development of wasteful habits.

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The Ecological Lifestyle

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  1. The Ecological Lifestyle In Ireland

  2. Ireland in the 1950s • Everyone was poor. • “Waste Not, Want not” Mentality. • Everything was reused and recycled if possible but they did not call it that.

  3. Ireland in the 1980s • Development of the consumer lifestyle. • Development of wasteful habits. • A disaster for Ireland’s environment.

  4. Ireland today • A return to old habits. • Irish people are now becoming more ecologically aware. • However, there are still problems.

  5. ENFO • The Environmental information Service (ENFO) • - A state body • - A drop in centre • - A website www.enfo.ie

  6. Waste Disposal Habits • The Irish public are now mostly used to separating their household rubbish into three different bins. • There are tax incentives for this.

  7. Reduce - Reuse - Recycle • In the 2000s people were encouraged by the Government to try and follow the 3 Rs. • - Reduce • - Reuse • - Recycle

  8. WEEE Ireland www.weeeireland.ie • Thanks to legislation, Irish people are now more aware of how to recycle electrical waste.

  9. Water Charges Controversy • Water Services Act 2013. Water Charges being rolled out nationwide in 2015. • Water meters being installed in 2014, to opposition. • Already in place in some rural areas for many years. • www.water.ie

  10. Challenges still facing Ireland • -Illegal dumping • -Resistance to change • -People seeing proposed water charges as an unjust tax. • -It will take time but we will get there.

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