♻️ Reuse, Repair & Recycling Alert 8th Feb

Members & CRNI news 

⚠️Important notice to members!

• Please return your responses to the short VAT survey by COB this Friday, 11 February. We will use this information to inform ongoing policy work on reducing VAT for the sector. Learn more here. 
• We’ve updated our member events schedule for 2022, check it out here and save the dates to your calendar. We’ll invite you via Google Calendar too, and more events will be added throughout the year.  If you can’t log in to our members section, get in touch with [email protected] to receive your  login and password details.

💌 We’re seeking to raise the profile of reuse, repair and recycling! 

• Partner with us on PR opportunities in 2022. 
• Learn more here.

🧠Brainstorming sessions with the CRNI network

• Have a puzzle you think our members might be able to help you complete? Request a brainstorming session!
• Email [email protected] to set a date and time up for a Zoom, and we’ll share the information with all of our members.

🎁 Access the weekly alert archive

• We’re saving our weekly alerts here for ease of access. 

🗞Member news

• Food Cloud and Thriftify were featured in Silicon Republic! Read ’20 success stories from a decade of Irish start-ups in the spotlight’ here.
• Usel featured on the Social Enterprise Northern Ireland #WISE podcast. Listen in here. 
• Congratulations to Bryson Recycling, who been awarded a new 3 year contract to continue to manage six Household Recycling Centres on behalf of Donegal County Council.
• RREUSE are hiring for 2 positions. Check them out here. 
• East Belfast Mission are hiring for 2 positions. Learn more here.
• Oxfam Ireland are hiring for multiple roles. See more here.
• Follow Habitat for Humanity’s new Twitter page here.
• Renew Enterprises are moving into paint recycling! They’ve picked up their first batch from Dungarvan Civic Amenity Site
• The Rediscovery Centre succesfully launched their new Bike Repair Station.
• ICSA have welcomed their first new partner of 2022, A Partnership with Africa.
• Gateway to Education Limerick are running a book drive for South Africa. Donate here.

💡Business support

• Apprenticeship Employer Grant: This grant provides financial support from the State to apprenticeship employers who employ apprentices on one of the 37 apprenticeships which have been established since 2016. Learn more.
• NI Apprenticeship Schemes Explained: Delivering work-based training and qualifications to employees
• Green Public Procurement – EPA Training Supports for Suppliers: Given the important role that suppliers will play in the transition to GPP, the EPA is now launching two training supports for suppliers of goods and services to the public sector in Ireland. The first is a short video which provides a brief introduction to Green Public Procurement to suppliers. The video can be viewed here . The second is a training presentation which follows on from the introductory video and provides more detailed information for suppliers. Its purpose is to provide background information, advice and practical tips on Green Public Procurement. The presentation can be viewed here.
• Minister Humphreys extends Enhanced Illness Benefit until end of June
• Irish Government launch  ‘Harnessing Digital – The Digital Ireland Framework’

 📄Policy & reports

Important deadline reminders:

• Public Consultation (IRL): The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications – public consultation to engage with stakeholders on the EU Just Transition Fund Deadline: 14 Feb
• Public Consultation (IRL): Public consultation opens on Ireland’s National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap Deadline:  24 March
• Irish Policy: Why you should care about the circular economy bill
• Feedback wanted (EU): ‘Sustainable consumption of goods – promoting repair and reuse’ Deadline: 5 April

Other:

• New Release: EEA – Clear opportunities to decouple Europe’s waste generation from economic growth

• New Recommendation: EU Commission update ‘environmental footprint’ methods

🔑Funding & awards

 Important deadline reminders:

• 21 February: Ireland’s RTÉ Toy Show €6.6M Fund through the Community Foundation for Ireland
• 21 February: Cork City Council and the Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) ‘Community Enhancement Programme’s Community Activities Fund 2022’ 
• 18 February:Horizon Europe Cluster 6 (Food, bio-economy, natural resources, agriculture and environment)
• 24 February: Scheme to Support National Organisations (SSNO)
• 28 February: The New European Bauhaus prizes 2022
• 28 February: €1m in grants to local community and voluntary agencies in relation to mental health and wellbeing
• 3 March:  Social Enterprise Start-up Fund 2022
• 3 March:  Social Enterprise Development Fund 2022-2023
• 31 March: EPA Research Event Support funding
• 29 April: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF)

📈Business opportunities

• Newsletter submissions wanted: Got some good news to include in the new @WeActIreland Good News Newsletter? Drop them a  line [email protected] 

🤓Reading, Listening, Watching

• Read: ‘Deep disappointment’: Northern Ireland environment minister laments 2050 net zero target
• Read: Veolia unveils plans to build electric vehicle battery recycling plant
• Read: We can learn from history about reusing and recycling our discarded things
• Read: Sustainability – Where fashion is heading in 2022
• Read: Conveners of the textile industry jointly support a digital platform to enhance the scaleup of a circular economy
• Read: NI landfills see 12.7% increase in waste, despite targets for 65% of rubbish to be recycled by 2035
• Read: The problem with recycling clothes and textiles
• Read: How materials passports can aid building component 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

8 February: Webinar. How can we fix Europe’s broken recycling system?

8 February: Conference. Go Green Conference. 

10 February: Workshop. EU Project Building’ 10th February with the Euclid Network

10 February: Workshop.Circular waste management lll: collection and recycling of WEEE

16 Feb: Workshop. Strategic Planning

17 February: Workshop.Circular waste management lV: collection and recycling of C&D

17 Feb, Webinar: Responsible Consumption in the Community

17-18 February: Conference. Conference on Social economy, the future of Europe in Strasbourg

18 February: Measuring Ireland’s Progress: Launch of Sustainable Progress Index 2022

22 February: Workshop. Introduction to EU Funding Programme

22 February: Networking event. Celebrating Social Entrepreneurs – Impact Investors

24 February: Contest. Social Innovation Tournament. 

1-2 March: Conference. Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference

10 March. Conference. The Irish Waste Management Conference 2022 – The Role of the Circular Economy in tackling Climate Change – Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin

10 March: Conference. National Food Waste Conference (UK)

21 March: Workshop: Designing Your EU Project

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’ Save the date

26 March: Conference. Net Zero Conference

26 April: Workshop. Building an EU Partnership

5-6 May: Conference. Social Economy Europe ‘Social Economy Conference’.

12 May: Workshop.  Writing your EU Funding Application

1 June: Conference. The Wheel – Annual Summit (Save the date)

14-15 September: Conference. Lets Recycle Live

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