Christmas Jumper Swap At Tipperary Town Library
Tipperary Town Library is ringing in the festive season by giving people a chance to part with their old Christmas jumpers and acquire a different one in a sustainable and cost friendly way. In an effort to combat fast fashion practices and start a zero-waste campaign for this part of the Christmas season, where […]
EPA National Criteria to Help Reduce Construction Waste
The Environmental Protection Agency has published National By-product Criteria for Greenfield Soil and Stone. This allows for the classification of greenfield soil and stone as a by-product, meaning that it does not become waste. Soil and Stone that would normally be classified as waste becomes part of a circular economy where by-products from one site […]
Game On for Green! Free Toolkit Helps Irish Sports Clubs Tackle Waste
New resource will help sports clubs eliminate single use plastics and provide guidance on segregating waste. It comes as new research reveals 90% of sports clubs believe they could be doing more to improve their waste management efforts. Sports clubs can now avail of this free toolkit by visiting MyWaste.ie There’s good news for thousands of sports […]
€640k awarded to projects to promote the circular economy across Ireland
Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications with special responsibility for the Circular Economy and Communications, Ossian Smyth TD, has announced funding of €640,000 for 13 projects across Ireland under the second Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme (CEIGS). Minister Smyth made the announcement at a ceremony to mark the […]
10 Things to Know About … Circular Economy
Ireland exports over a third of its municipal waste for recycling. However, once it leaves our shores, we do not know where it ends up and have no control over whether it is even recycled. The current system is not sustainable; but what if, what we are throwing away as “waste”, is not just salvageable, […]
Time to acknowledge the role of Deposit Refund Systems (DRS) in achieving a Circular Economy for beverage packaging in the EU
Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE), UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe and Zero Waste Europe call on the EU to facilitate the beverage industry’s transition to circularity by developing a legal framework for setting up new efficient DRS for beverage packaging. Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE), UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe and Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) urge the […]
€625,000 funding opportunity for innovative Irish businesses in the Circular Economy
The EPA’s Green Enterprise: Innovation for a Circular Economy fund worth €625,000 is now open for applications. Applications for project funding in the range of €50k to €100k are invited, to support Irish businesses develop circular solutions in product and service design, production, distribution, use of resources – including raw materials and waste reduction. The fund is […]
Fostering a circular economy is critically important in terms of Ireland’s green recovery, says EPA
EPA publishes the National Waste Prevention Programme 2019 report highlighting activities and initiatives which support the transition to a circular economy in Ireland. Over €400,000 invested through Green Enterprise programme to support innovation and demonstration projects for the circular economy. CIRCULÉIRE, Ireland’s circular manufacturing platform, established – targeting 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and […]
The packaging free shops market is on the rise, now it’s time for policy measures to support it
Zero Waste Europe releases the first ever European study on the current state of play and potential growth for the packaging free shops market. As statistics show, every European inhabitant produces 173 kg of packaging waste every year (1). The only way to address this problem is with waste prevention measures that stop packaging waste […]
