VOICE launch public 'VOTE' on Waste

national | environment | press release

Wednesday May 12, 2004 18:19

by Will St. Leger - VOICE

Voice Of Irish Concern for the Environment (VOICE) have launched a national ‘voting' campaign called ‘ Down to Zero' . The campaign calls on the Government to reject incineration and provide maximum recycling and composting for household and commercial waste.

VOICE will ask the public to sign Down to Zero postcards at high street ‘polling stations' or vote online at http://www.downtozero.ie

Signatories ask the Government to reject incineration because of the threat to human health and the environment. The ‘votes' will be delivered to the Minister for the Environment, Martin Cullen.

Celebrity Chef Seamus O'Connell was in Dublin city centre to cast his ‘vote' at the first Down to Zero ‘polling station' .

VOICE says they are engaging the public with positive waste solutions because government is failing to tackle waste in a sustainable way.

VOICE spokesperson Will St. Leger said “A Forfás study showed that 97% of Irish people would recycle more if were made easier. Instead of providing our homes with recycling and composting bins the Government gave us incineration spin; we're asking people to cast their vote on waste”