♻️ Reuse, Repair & Recycling Alert 15th March

⚠️ Important notice to members!

🎨Join us for the first CRNI members innovation session of 2022, 21 March @ 2pm!

• A great opportunity to hear from your peers and learn from each other. The theme of this session is paint reuse!
• Speakers:
  • Claire Downey, Rediscovery Centre (Paint Reuse Network)
  • Sean Darcy, Manager @ Renew Enterprises, Waterford (Founding Member of Paint Reuse Network)

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87530922668?pwd=VXp2WkhyVkZLZTJhbmpGUTdHRmhodz09

Passcode: 503057

⚖️Slides from last weeks session with Peter from the Alliance for Insurance reform

• Download the slides here
• During the session, we talked about potentially setting up purchasing groups for buying insurance in bulk, in order to obtain discounts. These groups could be divided up into bikes, textiles, WEEE recycling etc. Let us know if you’d be interested in having CRNI facilitate these, we’d be happy to do so!

🗞Member news

• Over €4 million has been donated to the Irish Red Cross so far to provide humanitarian support to Ukraine. Habitat for Humanity Ireland and Oxfam Ireland have asked people interested in supporting to donate money rather than physical items. Read the article in full here. 
• East Belfast Mission have been nominated for an Eastside Award for ‘Excellence in Health and Wellbeing’. Read more here.
• Oxfam Ireland and The Rediscovery Centre were included in an Irish Times feature on what to do with your clutter.
• Bryson Recycling are hiring drivers. See more here!
• The Conscious Cup Campaign was mentioned in an article in the Clare Echo. 
• Cycle Sense had their Letter to the Editor published in the Southern Star.

🌈Highlight of the week

• Minister unveils €150m support package for rural communities. Read more here!

💡Business support + resources

• Get Microsoft Office for your organisation for your organisation: Avail of the latest version of Microsoft Office by registering for the Enclude Tech Donations Programme before the end of March 2022. Learn more here. 
• Free online learning with eCollege: eCollege is a SOLAS-funded online training facility that provides a range of high-quality online learning courses for those who wish to learn at their own pace. Learn more here.  
• New book release: Successful Charity Fundraising: the Basics for Smaller Charities
• Government Supports for Thriving Rural Areas and Vibrant Communities: Download policy and funding updates

 📄Policy & reports

Important deadline reminders:

• Survey (IRL): Exploring a criminal justice network for the republic of Ireland Deadline: 14 March
• Survey (EU): Policy framework on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics Deadline: 15 March
• Public Consultation (IRL): Consultation on the National Minimum Wage 2023 Deadline: 23 March 
• Public Consultation (IRL): Public consultation on Ireland’s National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap Deadline:  24 March
• Feedback wanted (EU): ‘Sustainable consumption of goods – promoting repair and reuse’ Deadline: 5 April
• 2022 ISWA World Congress (Global) Call for Papers: Do you have ideas, solutions and research about the future of our waste management industry? ISWA are excited to hear from you! Be part of the congress, click on this link to submit your abstracts. Deadline: 8 April
• Survey (IRL): The Charities Regulator is working to further improve its ability to report meaningfully, accurately and to provide greater clarity and transparency in relation to the charity sector. With this aim in mind, a proposed charity classification standard has been developed with the intention of facilitating a discussion on introducing a standard that will be both workable and meaningful. Further details are available here. Share what you think by completing the short survey once you have considered the proposed standard.  If you would like to make a more detailed submission, please email it to [email protected] Deadline: 15 April
• Consultation (NI): Introduction of Mandatory Digital Waste Tracking. Click here to view the consultation and submit your views by the 15th April 2022.  Deadline: 15 April

Other:

• New EPA Report (IRL): Climate Change Adaptation: Risks and Opportunities for Irish Businesses
• ECOS webinar on the new EU Standardisation Strategy: Watch the webinar and get up to speed with the latest discussions on the future of standards-making in Europe and beyond.

🔑Funding & awards

NEW!

• NEW! Communities Integration Fund 2022. Deadline: 12 April

 Important deadline reminders:

• 24 March: Rethink Ireland Equity in Education Fund 2022-2025

• 24 March: Irish Youth Foundation – Generation Pandemic Fund 2022
• 25 March: National Lottery Good Causes Awards
• 25 March: The Dublin City Community Activities Fund under the Community Enhancement Programme
• 31 March: EPA Research Event Support funding
• 4 April: Connected Hubs Fund
• 29 April: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF)
• 29 April:  Irish Innovation Seed Fund (IISF) 
• 16 May: Special call to support projects within the 2022 youth campaign for revitalising democracy 
• 20 June: Interreg NPA 2021-2027

📈Business opportunities

• Tender opportunity: Waste Management Services for Bord Bia Bloom 2022 Deadline: 15 March

• Tender opportunity: Community Climate Training JTF – Climate Action Training and Mentoring Programme to focus on Building Capacity and Empowering Impacted Communities of the wider Midlands Region Deadline: 21 March

• Tender opportunity: Request for Tenders for the supply of Loose Furniture for Coláiste Chiaráin, Summerhill Athlone, Co Roscommon Deadline 1 April

🤓Reading, Listening, Watching

• Read: Assembly approves new environmental provisions for Northern Ireland
• Read: Waste Recycling and Circular Economy Market to Enjoy ‘Explosive Growth’ By 2027
• Read: The year of truth for EU climate action – six policy trends to watch in 2022
• Read: It’s time to rethink how much toilet paper we use
• Read: Food waste innovation is circular economy in action – Poots
• Listen: Is Ireland fully embracing the circular economy?
• Read: Boojum signs deal with start-up Sensi to boost recycling

👋🏻 Events 

CRNI Members only

We’ve updated our 2022 schedule of member events, check them out here!

Have something you’d like us to do? Get in touch with [email protected]

Public Reuse, Repair & Recycle events

• 15 March, Webinar: Circular Economy Conversations: Fighting Food Waste – Have Your Say!
• 15-17 March, Online event: Civil Society Days 
• 21 March, Workshop: Designing Your EU Project
• 21 March, Hybrid event: Shared Island: Shared Opportunity
• 21 March, Course: Canva Introduction 
• 23 March, Workshop: Ready and Able to Rebuild after Covid (for non-complex orgs)
• 24 March, Online event: RREUSE Innovation Forum. Email [email protected] for link to take part.
• 24 March, NIRN Conference: ‘Voices and Vision for The Circular Economy in Northern Ireland’ 
• 24-25 March, Conference: Impact Summit 2022
• 26 March, Conference: Net Zero Conference
• 30-31 March, Exhibition: SEAI Energy Show
• 31 March, Online event: Live from London: How do we accelerate innovation towards a circular economy?
• 31 March, Webinar: NWE Programme 2021-2027 – Get ready for Call 1
• 5 April, Course: Google Drive and Google Docs Introduction
• 6 April, Webinar: Implementing the Charities SORP in Your Financial Reporting
• 18 April, Webinar: Achieving & Maintaining Compliance with Data Protection & GDPR
• 7 Apr, Workshop: Meeting Your Charity Regulation Obligations 
• 26 April, Workshop: Building an EU Partnership
• 28 April, Webinar: EU funding for the cultural and creative sectors
• 28 April, Conference: Water Ireland Conference
• 5-6 May, Conference: Social Economy, The Future of Europe
• 11 May, Conference: Northern Ireland Housing Conference
• 12 May: Workshop.  Writing your EU Funding Application
• 14 – 22 May, Advocacy week: Cork Bike Week
• 1 June: Conference. The Wheel – Annual Summit (Save the date)
• 9 June, Conference:  Public Procurement Conference 2022
• 14-15 September: Conference. Lets Recycle Live
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