Items of Interest

Waste Prevention Programme for Business

The Local Authority Prevention Network (LAPN), was developed by the Environmental Protection Agency as part of the National Waste Prevention Programme (NWPP). The purpose of this initiative is to build capacity in the Local Authorities for the promotion of resource efficiency and waste prevention at a local level. This EPA initiative is providing financial and technical support to Local Authorities to tackle the challenge of waste prevention in partnership with businesses, public organisations, and communities in their area. 

Cork County Council in partnership with South & East Cork Area Development Ltd were successful in receiving a grant aid to develop and implement a programme to encourage small & medium size enterprises, in South & East Cork, to reduce their consumption of materials, water & energy. This programme included the placement of a Waste Prevention Officer in East Cork to promote, advise and guide small to medium size enterprises in South & East Cork on waste prevention and water conservation.

For further information contact Claire Kelly, Waste Prevention Officer, by phone on 021 4613432 or by email: ecobusiness@secad.ie.
 

Waste Management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009.

In December 2009, the Minister for the Environment signed the Waste Management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 508 of 2009)

From 01 July 2010, commercial food waste, from a producer as defined in the regulations, can no longer go to landfill.

The Waste Management (Food Waste) Regulations, 2009, are designed to promote segregation and recovery of food waste arising in the commercial sector and reduce disposal to landfill. They will facilitate the targets set out in the EU Landfill Directive (1999/31/EC) to reduce the amount of Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMW) going to landfill.

A website has been developed dedicated to the Food Waste Regulations. Sector specific factsheets on the regulations, frequently asked questions and food waste prevention information can be found on this website:  www.foodwaste.ie

EPA/CTC Publishes Food Waste Prevention Guide.
 

The Less Food Waste - More Profit Guide provides step by step approach on how to eliminate, reduce, reuse, recycle, recover and dispose of food waste.

This guide has been researched and compiled by Clean Technology Centre, Cork Insitute of Technology in conjunction with the Green Hospitality Awards Programme (GHA) and supported by the Environmental Protection Agency's National Waste Prevention Programme (NWPP).

Less Food Waste More Profit: A Guide to Minimising Food Waste in the Catering Sector
 

Cork County Council Publishes Water Conservation for Businessess Guide

Water is one of our most basic requirements and is essential to life itself. This booklet is aimed at helping businesses monitor and reduce the amount of water they use. There is considerable wastage and loss of water on some supplies to individual premises. Small holes in a half-inch pipe can waste over 10,000 gallons of water per day! There is a growing consensus that the issue of water conservation is not the exclusive preserve of Local Authorities, this is an initiative where we can all play a part.

Water Conservation for Businesses