Reuse, Repair & Recycling Alert 22nd March

 Important notice to members!

• We’ve launched a Slack channel for CRNI members to connect and share. It’s just getting started, but you can join us here.
• See the slides from our paint reuse session with Claire Downey (The Rediscovery Centre) and Sean Darcy (Renew Enterprises) here.
• Download the slides from our most recent check in with our bike members here.
• Download the slides from our most recent check in with our bike members here.

Member news

• Camara Education opened their latest e-Learning centre at Ukia Community Information and ICT Centre (CIC) in Makueni County, Kenya. Learn more here.
• Deaf Enterprises & Cork Community Bikes are hiring a project manager for their joint ‘Sign & Cycle’ project. See the job spec here.
• Kingdom Furniture Revamp are offering 20% off all marked prices in store for the month of March! Get more info on their Facebook page. 
• Roscommon Women’s Network are running a free creative writing course in Roscrea. Learn more.
• Gateway to Education Limerick are seeking used school books to donate to South African communities. Make a donation here. 

Highlight of the week

• We launched our Circular Textiles initiative in Charleville last week! Check out the coverage we got in the Examiner, and learn more about the project here. #DonateDontWaste

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. 
• eLearning Bundle: Avail of the Carmichael Centre’s ‘Non-profit eLearning Bundle’ by following this link.
• Circular Building Toolkit: The Ellen MacArthur Foundations has launched a Circular Buildings Toolkit. Learn more here.

Policy + publications

Important deadline reminders:

• 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:

• Event (IRL): Business For Biodiversity ENGO Roundtable Consultation, 31 March. Register here
• New publication (IRL): Qualifying and Quantifying the Reuse Sector in Ireland. Access here. 

Funding & awards

 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
• 12 April: Communities Integration Fund 2022
• 29 April: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF)
• 29 April: Training Links Programme 2022-2024 
• 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: Design and manufacture of planters Deadline: 25 March

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

• Tender opportunity: Tenders for Waste Management Services for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Deadline: 4 April

Reading, Listening, Watching

• Read: Companies struggle to realise sustainable procurement ambitions
• Read: Procurement must look beyond net zero to avoid ‘graveyard of dinosaurs’
• Read: Study highlights vital role of aluminium cans in circular economy
• Read: Lisburn firm provides a waste to energy solution by fueling transportation fleet
• Read: Boojum to reward customers for recycling with reverse vending machine
• Read: Northern Ireland waste industry to see big changes
• Read: Good food—a public good
• Read: EU lawmakers to accelerate adoption of circular economy package
• Read: Why adopting a gender-inclusive approach towards Circular Economy matters

 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

• 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
• 29 March, Conference: Apprenticeship Expo 2022
• 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: Business For Biodiversity ENGO Roundtable Consultation
• 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
• 13 April, Webinar: Interreg North-West Europe for the Community & Voluntary Sector
• 18 April, Webinar: Achieving & Maintaining Compliance with Data Protection & GDPR
• 18 April, Webinar: EU Funding for the Cultural and Creative Sectors 
• 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
• 24 May, Conference: LARAC Scotland
• 1 June: Conference. The Wheel – Annual Summit 
• 9 June, Conference:  Public Procurement Conference 2022
• 14-15 September: Conference. Lets Recycle Live

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