Students from Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine in Kenmare have signed up for the Green Schools Water Ambassador programme, in partnership with Uisce Éireann and with support from Clean Coasts, joined and they have been tasked to spread the Think Before You Flush message throughout their school and community.
The programme encourages students to undertake actions in their local area like litter picks, promoting re-usable items and recycling, assessing water quality and creating ponds.
The Think Before You Flush campaign, emphasises the importance of appropriate flushing behaviour and disposal of items including wipes and other sanitary products in the bin, even if they are labelled as flushable.
When items such as wet wipes are flushed down the toilet, they can cause serious blockages in sewage systems, causing sewage overflows and ultimately polluting our coastal waters and beaches.
The students from Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine joined other schools at the information event at the Savoy Hotel in Limerick.
Ollie O’Flaherty from Clean Coasts spoke to the students about the problems associated with pouring fats, oils and greases from cooking down the kitchen sink.
“We know from our research that attitudes and flushing behaviours are changing for the better but there is still work to do. Almost a million people nationally are still using the toilet as a bin,” he said.
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