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As Refillz shops emerge, cost and plastic reduction remain uncertain
By Iqra Siddiqui Plastic is embedded in everyday life, shaping how people shop, consume, and dispose. But refill shops are emerging as an alternative, offering a way to cut down on single-use packaging. But higher costs and convenience barriers continue to influence consumer behaviour. Experts suggest it could help reduce plastic waste. However, the question…
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I like coffee, a lot. I thought I’d just put that out there at the beginning. I like coffee for many reasons and in many different ways. I like that it wakes me up in the morning. I like the taste. I like to put honey in it, I like to put sugar in it.…
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We Irish are usually typecast as a rowdy, drunken bunch with good anecdotes and generally fun to be around. Not the worst stereotype out there, not by a long shot! Would you rather be identified as loud-mouthed, fat and stupid or unhygienic with terrible teeth? But we tend to be a good-humoured group and are…
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Image by Sacca via Flickr Having grown up with the internet at my fingertips, perhaps I have developed a cynical eye – a digitally fuelled distrust, when it comes to the marriage of wealth and poverty. Last week, news of Kate Perry’s appointment as the newest Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF got me thinking about this paradigm…
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Make no mistake, I’m not the most health conscious person around when it comes to food. I eat what I like and tend to avoid what I don’t. But with obesity affecting more people than ever before, especially children, there are fewer and fewer reasons left to justify bad diets. Sadly, even the most prudent…
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Ciaran D’Arcy has a bone to pick. Read on as he outlines 10 ways to ‘endear’ yourself at your local bar. 1. Remember to order your drinks one at a time, they love running backwards and forwards as it keeps them fit. 2. When ordering a round, please make sure you don’t know what you…
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According to the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) quarterly figures, less than 5% of Dublin Bus services have been more than five minutes late for scheduled departure times between January 2012 and May 2013. On its website the NTA, which publishes performance reports on all public sector transport under its remit, officially states that “Dublin Bus…
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