Environmental Awareness
Green Schools An Taisce Green Schools Seminars were held online in November. Picker Pals Lifetime Lab Education Officer (Una Leader) assisted the Waste Enforcement Section in engaging schools in the Picker Pals programme. In total, 40 Cork City Primary Schools are now working with the Picker Pals programme aided by Anti-Dumping Initiative Funding Circular Economy As part of the promotion of Revive paint and following on from Reuse Month, Mary Walsh was asked to write a piece for the Echo on the Circular Economy. How can we help drive the shift to a circular economy? (echolive.ie)
Sustainable Travel
World Remembrance Day for Road
Traffic Victims took place during
November, with City Council buildings
lit up to highlight the event. A mass of
remembrance took place in the North
Cathedral attended by members of
the Gardai, Road Safety Authority and
Cork City Council.
Cork City Council supported a ‘cycle
bus’ for Bishopstown Boys P rimary
School. The ‘bus’ consisted of over 50
children cycling to school together,
with parents stationed along the
route to ensure safety, assisted by
Gardai. Bike maintenance and bike
skills classes were arranged for the
children once they reached school.
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