Life in Ireland with less plastic waste | Ireland | Workhorinet

　Hello everyone! The month of June is called June Bride, and because the weather is often nice, many people get married at this time. But good weather is the story of Europe and North America. Is it the humid rainy season in Japan at this time of year? Now, this time, I feel like I have less garbage since I came to Ireland, so I'd like to tell you about an eco-friendly life in Ireland.

All major supermarkets in Ireland charge for plastic vinyl. Most people shop while reusing the plastic that they bought once, or carry shopping bags with them. In Japan, recently, some people carry shopping bags, but there are still many people who use plastic. Ireland belongs to the EU, which has strict environmental protection and standards, so for that reason, we are making considerable efforts to protect the environment and reduce waste.

While saying that, there was a news story the other day about putting recyclable items called "green bins" in a very large green trash can at each household, and when it's full, the trash can Our system is to put the garbage in front of the house and have it collected, but the news pointed out that the garbage was not properly sorted. "It's true that there is much less garbage than in Japan." Cookies are rarely individually wrapped, and most plastic and paper can be reused, so they are environmentally friendly in that they are not treated as garbage. When taking out the garbage here, it is common for people renting an apartment to continue the contract with the garbage truck company of the person who lived there before. contract with the company Representative companies are PANDA and Oxygen. It is a system that pays for one year's usage fee and every time you collect a full trash can.　The black trash can is used to put things like waste that cannot be recycled, the green one is for recycling, and the brown one is for garden waste. Black bins are paid by weight, and green bins are cheaper. For iron, unwanted bicycles, bottles, etc., go to the collection point and separate them yourself. Bottles can be thrown away for free. Many of these places are within driving distance, but bottles etc. may be placed outside supermarkets where you can dispose of them.

　There's still a little bit more to go with garbage! However, in this windy country, we are focusing on research such as power generation using the power of the wind. I have high hopes for future environmental protection and improvement in Ireland.