Reuse, Repair & Recycling Alert 1st November

CRNI news 

Upcoming member meetings

ZOOM CRNI Textile Members: Coffee + catch ups

Monday, November 7⋅12:30 – 1:30pm

ZOOM CRNI Bike Members: Coffee + catch ups

Tuesday, November 8⋅12:30 – 1:30pm

ZOOM CRNI Waste Prevention Members: Coffee + catch ups

Thursday, November 10⋅12:30 – 1:30pm

ZOOM CRNI Furniture Members: Coffee + catch ups

Wednesday, November 16⋅12:30 – 1:30pm

CRNI Members Christmas Cheer  

• Thursday December 8th, 7.30pm onwards: CRNI Christmas social, The Fourth Corner, Patrick Street, Dublin 8

2021 CRNI Member Impact Report

• It’s here! We’ve done the calculations and come up with a report that showcases the environmental, social and economic impact that network members had in 2021. See the report in full here and please share widely!

Cut VAT for the Circular Economy

• On 25 November, the RREUSE network will run an online session on the newly amended EU VAT Directive. Let Mary know if you’d like to attend with CRNI.

Member news

• Native Events were recognised  IQ Magazine‘s Green Guardians Guide.
• Refunk have been selected as the Visa Ireland She’s Next Grant recipient in the Sustainability category. The grant is run in partnership with IFundWomen, and aims to address the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs. Read more about it here.
• Rediscovery Centre have produced an awareness raising video as part of their ACER initiative, it also happens to include a tonne of CRNI members – check it out here.
• Encirc, Enva, Bryson Recycling and Friends of the Earth have launched a Keep Recycling Local campaign urging authorities to make changes that could save millions and damage the planet less.
• Reuse Republic took place at IRD Duhallow last week. Read the report.
• Have news that you want featured here? Send it to [email protected]

Sectoral news

• Minister of State Ossian Smyth has opened the CEIGS Grant Scheme 2022 for applications.
• Councillors want to reopen €50m Bottlehill to recycle construction waste.
• All presentations from the EPA Circular Economy Conference 2022 are now available to view on-demand on the EPA Ireland YouTube channel. Please click here to view them.
• CRNI will be attending the RREUSE conference ‘The Digital Era of Social Enterprises’ later this month in Vienna. Join us!
• ECOS recently hosted a session on ‘the ins and outs of standardisation and its importance for environmental protection’, watch it in full here. The access password is ECOS-TRAINING
• The levy on single-use disposable cups is to come into force early next year.

  Policy & advocacy

• The European Commission is currently running a call for evidence, a public consultation as part of the review of the Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). You can submit your input to the consultation by 3 November 2022.

New RREUSE network publications

• Open letter on concerns about the Product Environmental Footprint methodology and its application to apparel and footwear products, co-signed by RREUSE (here). 
• Feedback on the call for evidence for European Commission Proposal for a Council Recommendation to Develop Framework Conditions in the Social Economy + written contribution sent bilaterally to the EC (here-attached) following a meeting with stakeholders. (here) 
• Feedback on the call for evidence to Strengthen Social Dialogue, as part of the Social Pillar. (here)  
• Article on Delivering a Just Transition to a Circular Economy (here).

Business Opportunities

• Encourage the public to visit your stall at the Virtual Green & Social Procurement Trade Fair
• Request for Tenders for the supply, delivery & installation of Loose Furniture and Student Lockers to Edmund Rice College
• Home Furnishings – The Supply of Home Furnishings
• SPLS1022 – Request for Tenders for the supply, delivery & installation of School Loose Furniture & Lockers to St Paul’s Secondary School, Monasterevin, Co Kildare
• SUPPLY & FIT OUT OF OFFICE FURNITURE- Eir Exchange Works, Clifden,

Funding & awards

 Important funding deadlines

• 7th November: DCC Neighbourhood Grants 
• 7th November: DCC Voluntary Grants
• 7th November: DCC Project Grants
• 7th November: DCC Revenue Grants
• 11th November: CECSCA Equality and Social Inclusion Small Grants Scheme
• 24 November: Cork City Council – Arts Grants 
• 16th December: Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme 2022
• 15th February: Fit for life Awards: Grants for healthy ageing 

Events 

Public Reuse, Repair & Recycle events

• 14 Nov, Hybrid Launch Event: Transition Pathway for Proximity and Social Economy
• 16 November, Conference: RREUSE 4th Annual Conference
• 16th November, Member Meeting: The Wheel Social Enterprise Member Network Meeting
• 16th November, Hybrid Event: How can EPR promote sustainable consumption and production?
• 17th November, Conference: Giving Ireland 2022 Report Launch
• 22nd November, Conference: The Nordic Circular Summit
• 22nd November, Workshop: #EUCircularTalks: Closing infrastructure material cycles through European cooperation
• 23 November, Conference: Circular Communities Scotland Annual Conference
• 23 Nov, Conference: Walking the Talk: the Basque Circular Summit
• 28 Nov, Conference: The Festival of Circular Economy
• 6-8 December, Conference: World Circular Economy Forum, Rwanda

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