On Saturday the 26th of March, the Cork County Council began trialling a recycling and composting scheme in the beautiful harbour town of Cobh, in County Cork. The Cork County Council have introduced a segregated bin system to encourage the correct recycling of plastic, paper, cans and food waste. The composting […]
As of the 3rd of July 2021, there were a whole host of single-use plastic products that were banned due to the introduction of the Single-Use Plastic directive that was implemented by the EU. The directive was introduced to reduce the amount of plastic waste that pollutes the environment. This meant that an array of […]
You may have seen the new ‘Plastic In Product’ logo on coffee cups recently. We said we would do a blog post to explain exactly what it is and give assurances that our products still and always will be the most sustainable cups on the Irish market. From July 3rd, 2021, to […]
We have been working with the University on their sustainability strategy for the past number of months. We are now the proud suppliers of compostables at NUIG! In an effort to combat the massive waste created on campus, NUIG Catering Managers actively sought ways to improve their eco efforts. One of their biggest concerns was […]
TownLands is an explosive multimedia gallery, where artists from every genre display and present their creations. This year, it truly was a feast for the eyes and ears, with fantastic costumes and energetic acts. The music was eclectic, lively and uplifting, showcasing up-and-coming acts from all musical persuasions, from acoustic, to electronic, to multimedia and […]
This June, we teamed up with the gardening Masterminds at GIY, to create a fun, engaging, eco-friendly installation, for Body and Soul ’17. The eco-element at Body and Soul is called Food On Board, owing its name to a want for less waste in the world. Each dish is served on a wooden board, then washed and reused, […]
We love connecting with like-minded organisations, who care about our environmental impact as much as we do. We were approached by Galway Atlantaquaria, to get involved with their #OurOcean project, and of course we jumped at the chance! The exhibit was officially launched by the EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella, […]
Team Down2Earth are still buzzing after another amazing visit to Bloom in the Park! Bord Bia’s Bloom festival has been an entirely compostable event for the last number of years, so it’s right up our street! All food vendors are required to solely use compostable packaging, when serving their delicious grub. It’s really an amazing […]
As we all know, Down2Earth has a fantastic environmentally-friendly-ethos. Well, we like to believe we do at least! We love to educate people on the perils of plastic packaging, and to promote the more eco-conscious usage of compostables, to all who will listen. This year, we decided to take the eco-consciousness to a whole new […]
The Green Awards are the long-standing benchmark for excellence for those demonstrating best green practice in Ireland. On February 21st at the Clayton Hotel Burlington Road, Dublin, over 500 industry figures recognised and celebrated the outstanding achievements within Ireland’s green industry, with 25 prestigious trophies presented to the very worthy Green Awards 2017 winners! We […]
Since 2009 Down2Earth Materials has been working alongside VEGWARE in supplying a range of over 300 certified compostable products to the food, catering and events industries in Ireland. Read More…
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