By cutting down the amount we’re putting in the bin, we can make a huge reduction to our overall carbon footprint, and advance the cause of social equity: because in the end, there’s only so many resources to go around… if just a few of us in the global population are using everything, that’s going to be a real block on ending poverty in the future.
Rubbish is more than an inconvenience; it’s a global issue.
RESPECT is the cornerstone of the Baglady ethos; if we all think about it more often, the world won’t be in such a mess, and our lives will be much happier. Here, Mehary from Lalibela, Ethiopia, tells us his word for RESPECT, and what it means to him.
TELL US: What’s the word for RESPECT in your language? What does RESPECT mean to you?
Shirley the Baglady went to Newry to meet the locals. The floods were full on, so there weren’t too many locals around, but we sure met them. And Mearns Pollock has a message for all of us, about Irish rain… Here’s the story.
Tony Juniper visited Northern Ireland earlier this year, just before announcing his departure as director of Friends of the Earth UK, a decision that takes effect this week. Click on this 2 minute film to see and hear Tony in conversation with Baglady; also starring former NI Environment Minister Arlene Foster and NI FoE director, John Woods.
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