♻️ Reuse, Repair & Recycling Alert 1st March

Members & CRNI news 

⚠️ Important notice to members!

👗Slides from last week’s textiles themed drop in session

• Get your textiles update here

💰Join us for a session with Peter from the Alliance for Insurance Reform next Tuesday, 8 March @ 2pm

• During this session, Peter will give an update on the Alliance’s work, and give a big picture overview of the insurance industry in Ireland today.
• https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89318075418?pwd=WTM1VEU3c1p2V0xwU0lqZjFPWnlPQT09
• Passcode:  488693

🚴🏻 Our first bikes themed ‘drop in’ session is happening next Wednesday, 9 March @ 2pm

• Join us for general news and policy updates, as well news from CRNI members work in this field
• https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89932928976?pwd=dGtOSCtsUUZDcjRXemdkRTBRV2d2UT09
• Passcode: 739791

☎️ CRNI at the Networking Village during this week’s Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference

• Drop by our virtual stand at the CE networking village on Tuesday and Thursday this week
• Register for the Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference 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.

🗞Member news

• Know anyone 12 months unemployed who would like to retrain as a #bike #mechanic? An Meitheal Rothar’s next cycle mechanics course in Galway starts in April. Learn more here.
• Bounce Back Recycling have some big news on the horizon, see a sneak peak here
• Roscommon Women’s Network are running a ‘Steps to excellence for personal success’ programme. Learn more about it here.
• Tickets are now on sale for The Useless Project’s  “Women Rising: An evening of live music, comedy & conversation” event in celebration of #InternationalWomensDay. Book your spot here
• Oxfam Ireland are hiring! Check out all of the available opportunities.

🤖Tweet of the week (click to learn more)

💡Business support

• 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. 
• Access Europe Partnership Database – Create your Profile now! More than 40 profiles of civil society organisations have already beem uploaded to the Access Europe partner database. Check them out here.

 📄Policy & reports

Important deadline reminders:

• EPA Strategy consultation: The EPA are currently developing a new Strategic Plan for the period 2022-2026. Consultation with stakeholders is a critical part of the development of this plan and we are now undertaking a public consultation process seeking your views. You can view the draft strategy and comment here. Deadline: 11 March
• New survey (IRL): Exploring a criminal justice network for the republic of Ireland Deadline: 14 March
• Public Consultation (IRL): Consultation on the National Minimum Wage 2023 Deadline: 23 March 
• Public Consultation (IRL): Public consultation opens 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

Other:

• New report (EU): How circular is PET?
• New report (EU): Racialised communities in Europe hit hardest by the climate crisis
• New briefings (EU): Circular business models and smarter design can reduce environment and climate impacts from textiles
• New report (UK): Reducing household food waste and plastic packaging
• New report (UK): Communities and Covid – From community response to long term recovery
• New resource (Global): The Circular Economy Action Agenda for Food

🔑Funding & awards

NEW! National Lottery Good Causes Awards. Learn more and apply here.  

 Important deadline reminders:

• 3 March:  Social Enterprise Start-up Fund 2022

• 3 March:  Social Enterprise Development Fund 2022-2023

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

• 31 March: EPA Research Event Support funding

• 16 May: Special call to support projects within the 2022 youth campaign for revitalising democracy 

• 29 April: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF)

• 20 June: Interreg NPA 2021-2027

📈Business opportunities

• Tender opportunity: The provision of a 36 month contract for Waste Management Services at Shannon Airport Authority DAC. Deadline: 3 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

🤓Reading, Listening, Watching

Read: ‘Green investing: the risk of a new mis-selling scandal’

Read: ‘Refurbed: The European start-up selling refurbished tech with a warranty’

Read: ‘Kiverco (NI) supports UAE-based Dulsco to create circular economy’

Read: ‘Ellen MacArthur Foundation & WWF Call for Legally Binding UN Treaty to Prevent Plastic Pollution‘

Read: ‘E-Car Batteries: Ressource scarcity drives recycling‘

Read: ‘TotalEnergies and Honeywell cooperate on advanced plastic recycling’

Read: ‘Tesco removes half a billion pieces of plastic from own products’

Read: ‘Innocent Drinks’ ‘greenwashing’ advert found misleading, rules ASA’

👋🏻 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

1-2 March, Conference: Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference

2 March, Public Meeting: Your Vision, Our Future – Ireland’s taxation and welfare systems

2 March, Workshop: Finance for non-financial Managers

3-4 March, Stakeholder Forum: Our future tax and welfare

3 March, Workshop: Running an Effective Meetings

3 March, Webinar: The toxic toll of waste incineration: measuring health and environmental impacts

7 March, Webinar: Climate-smart gardening

9 March, Workshop: Cyber Security for Management

9 March, Webinar: Rural connectivity and sustainability

9 March, Webinar: Measuring Food Waste: The Global FLW Standard

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, Webinar: Local Enterprise Week 2022 – Social Enterprise Impact & Measurement

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

10 March, Webinar: Digital Connectedness & Inclusion

21 March: Workshop: Designing Your EU Project

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 Mar, Conference: Impact Summit 2022

26 March: Conference. Net Zero Conference

31 March, Webinar: NWE Programme 2021-2027 – Get ready for Call 1

5 April, Course: Google Drive and Google Docs Introduction

7 Apr, Workshop: Meeting Your Charity Regulation Obligations 

26 April: Workshop. Building an EU Partnership

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)

14-15 September: Conference. Lets Recycle Live

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