Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in Dublin is set to become the first local authority to ban certain single-use plastics.
Retailers and organisations who ignore the rules could face fines of up to 500 euro.
Under draft bye-laws, retailers and companies who use the likes of throwaway plastic containers, straws, utensils and bottles could be hit with the fine They'd have to be replaced with biodegradable options.
Baltinglass Basketball & Wicklow Town Athletics Club Land Share Of €60,000 Fund
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"Nursing homes are people's homes" — Alliance Calls For Action After Kilcoole Lodge Report
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Wicklow Sports Clubs Invited to Apply For Funding Support
The Texaco Fund Launched in Greystones.
Fórsa Work-To-Rule Begins Today, With 1,400 Members In Wicklow Over Pay Deal
More than 90,000 public service workers nationwide start industrial action over pay and the cost of living. A public sector-wide strike is planned for 14 October.
Bray Four-Piece Florence Road Grateful For Eddie Vedder's Act Of Kindness
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder lends Wicklow band Florence Road his guitars after gear stolen in LA
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The Wicklow Way with Nikki Hayes
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