Reuse, Repair & Recycling Alert 9th August

Alert overview

• If we haven’t talked about the virtual procurement initiative yet, please get in touch with me by responding to this email.
• Please review our pre-budget submission by adding comments to this document by this coming Friday, COB.
• Our regional in-person meetings are coming up later this month. See the dates below and make sure to respond to your calendar invites.
• Make sure to check out the DAF Scaling Fund for social enterprises under ‘funding opportunities’.
• Thank you!

Important notice to members!

Virtual green + social procurement trade fair initiative

• Register now to attend the launch of our ‘virtual green + social procurement trade fair’ at the Rediscovery Centre, 28th September 
• Ministers Joe O’Brien & Ossian Smyth have now confirmed their attendance
• Please see attached a members info booklet with all of your FAQ’s answered
• N.B If you haven’t talked to me yet about your involvement in this initiative, book a 30 min chat with me

Upcoming regional members meetings (in-person) 

Check your calendars for invites to our in-person regional meetings± Simply click attending on the invite to confirm your place! If you haven’t received your calendar invite yet, let us know by responding to this email.

• 22nd August, 6pm-8pm CRNI Southern Region Meeting @ Deaf Enterprises
• 24th August, 1pm-4pm CRNI Northern & Western Region Meeting @ Bounce Back Recycling
• 30th August, 1pm-3pm CRNI Eastern Region Meeting @ ReCreate

Member news

• Kingdom Furniture Revamp had a visit from Minister Joe O’Brien and a wonderful endorsement in the KerryMan. Read it here
• Creative Ireland Laois in collaboration with Recreate Ireland are seeking eight creative practitioners from Laois to participate in a new Creative Sustainability training programme focussed on the ethos and practices of ReCreate Ireland. Learn more here.
• Cork Urban Soil Project got a shout out in the Irish Examiner. Read it in full here.

 Policy & advocacy

For review:

• CRNI pre-budget submission 2023 (IRL): Please review by adding your comments here Deadline: 12th August
• New CRNI policy submission (EU): EU Waste Framework Directive Revision, August 2022

Submission deadlines:

• • Consultation (EU): Waste and recycling: Commission seeks views on revision of the Waste Framework Directive Deadline: 16 August

• Call for submissions (IRL): Pre-Budget 2023 Submissions Deadline: August

• Consultation (IRL): Climate Conversations 2022 Deadline: 9 September

• Policy submission deadline (IRL): DETE Public consultation on ecodesign for sustainable products Deadline: 13th September

Funding & awards

 Important funding deadlines:

• 16th August: Visa She’s Next Grant Programme
• 31 August: EU Innovation Fund small-scale projects
• 7th September: ERASMUS+ – Centres of Vocational Excellence
• 15th September: DAF Scaling Fund for Social Enterprises
• 4th October: LIFE Calls for proposals 2022. Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for circular economy and quality of life, nature and biodiversity, climate change mitigation and adaptation sub-programmes
• (Please consult your local ETB for your local deadline): The Reach Fund

Business opportunities

• Tender opportunity: Cork City Council seeks tenders for design, delivery and management of an indoor Christmas experience installation Deadline: 26th August

Reading, Listening, Watching

• Read: ‘New targets have been deemed a ‘step in the right direction’, but could also be ‘problematic’ in ensuring an overall emissions reduction of 51pc.’
• Read: ‘Ireland prepares to introduce environmental and waste recovery levies
• Read: ‘Belfast City Council suspends glass recycling collections‘
• Read: ‘Best-before dates get chop to curb waste’
• Read: ‘6 countries taking action to solve concrete’s emissions problems’
• Read: ‘Irish women in homeless services to receive reusable menstrual cups‘
• Read: ‘What can you do with used wind turbine blades?’

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

• 1 Sept, Conference: Irish Composting & Anaerobic Digestion Conference
• 12 Sept, Publication Launch: Unlocking the Social Economy, Supporting Social Enterprise: A Platform for Progress
• 12-14 Sept, Conference: The Future of Impact Summit
• 14-15 Sept, Conference: Lets Recycle Live
• 22 Sept, Conference: The EPA’s Circular Economy Conference
• 26 Sept, Workshop: The EU Textiles Strategy in Motion – What does it mean for the future of this sector?
• 28 Sept, Conference: European Research and Innovation Day
• 28 Sept, CRNI Launch: Green + Social Virtual Procurement Trade Fair
• 30 Sept – 2 Oct, Conference: Fixfest
• Oct: National Reuse Month
• 3 – 9 Oct: Circular Week
• 14 Oct: International E-Waste Day
• 15 Oct: International Repair Day
• 20 Oct, Webinar: Why environmental standards matter
• 23 Nov, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque Circular Summit

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