Tyre Bench Project – Tyre Chair Team – Ireland Why did we choose tyres? We chose to focus our attention on bicycle tyres as they are a complex material and because of this, they are very difficult to recycle and can cause environmental pollution when disposed of incorrectly. Here at the Rediscovery Centre’s bicycle workshop,…
The Last Straw – The Last Straw Team – Ireland Did you know that over 500 million straws are used in the United States alone every day? Drinking straws are a huge problem in our environment. In 2015 a video went viral showing the removal of a straw from a sea turtles nose and this…
The Shackleton Project – Colaiste Dhulaigh Team – Ireland Ambassador & Team Background: Shannon Horrigan is studying outventure management at Cholaiste Dhulaigh in Dublin, Ireland. Working as an adventure sports instructor, she witnesses on a daily basis the damaging human impact on the natural world. She believed something needed to be done to address this…
