♻️ Reuse, Repair & Recycling Alert 19th April

Happy fashion revolution week! We’ll be celebrating our members who work in fashion all week across our social media accounts, please like and share if you have time. 

Wondering how else you can take part? Fashion Revolution.org have made lots of resources available over on their website & check out this upcoming event at the Rediscovery Centre!

⚠️ 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

CRNI Training Links Application: Let’s partner! Today, April 19th  @ 2pm

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82427383101?pwd=eEN0SlVrZ2tOZTFhMUp6OUF5Rzh4QT09

Passcode: 626068

Bi-Monthly Circular Economy Update. This Thursday, April 21st @ 2pm

Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82633765559?pwd=azZ0MDBocktXRmpydGtuTlllbExzdz09

Passcode: 247154

🗞Member news

• Don’t miss the official launch: Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore in Drogheda! 11am, April 22nd. RSVP here
• Minister of State Ossian Smyth visited FoodCloud to learn more about their work.
• An Meitheal Rothar & Bounce Back Recycling are 2 of 3 social enterprises promoting social enterprise in Ireland thanks to the ARISE programme.
• Nominations for the Irish Charity Shop Association’s 2022 Awards have been extended until 21 April. Learn more here. 
• Oxfam Ireland are hiring for multiple roles. Check them out here.

🗞Circular news of the week

• A very important new publication has been released! ‘Qualifying and Quantifying the Reuse Sector in Ireland’ gathers information on the scale and size of the reuse sector in Ireland in order to see how we can benchmark and compare our reuse sector against others. Congratulations to CRNI Members Dr Sarah Miller & Claire Downey (Rediscovery Centre) on the publication of this landmark piece of research for the Irish reuse sector. Read it in full here.
• Last week, the OECD launched their ‘Circular Economy in Ireland’ report.  The report analyses the state of play and challenges of the circular transition in Ireland and provides policy recommendations for circular economy policy across levels of government. It is the result of a two-year policy dialogue between the OECD, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, as well as a broad range of public, private and civil society stakeholders. Read it in full here. 

💡Business support + resources

• Accelerator Programme for Sustainable Textile and Fashion Designers: The EU-funded Fashion for Change 2022 Accelerator Programme aims to support designers, innovators and start-ups from the European textiles and fashion industry in the circular transition. Deadline: 19 May
• EU Innovation Fund: Self-check questionnaire

• Sustainable Products Initiative: Fact sheet
• Funding Map: Rethink Ireland
• Interreg North West Europe: Destination North-West Europe – Take-off for Call 1! recording

 📄Policy & reports

Important deadline reminders:

• Consultation (IRL): Reasonable accomodation fund Deadline: 29 April

• Consultation (IRL): Consultation on the draft Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee (ACCC) Plan of Action Deadline: 10 May

• Consultation (EU): Microplastics pollution – measures to reduce its impact on the environment Deadline: 17 May

Other:

• New publication (IRL): Qualifying and Quantifying the Reuse Sector in Ireland
• New report (IRL/EU): Circular Economy in Ireland  

🔑Funding & awards

National Procurement Awards 2022: Register your interest in entering here

 Important deadline reminders:

• 25 April: Call for Applications for the 2022 Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards
• 26 April: Dublin Region Climate Action Open Data Challenge 2022
• 27 April: Cork City Council Waste Prevention Grants
• 29 April: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF)
• 29 April: Training Links Programme 2022-2024 
• 29 April:  Irish Innovation Seed Fund (IISF) 
• 5 May: Spencer Foundation, Conference Grants
• 13 May: The International Charity Bazaar
• 13 May: WorldWise Global Schools Annual Grant Call 2022/2023
• 16 May: Special call to support projects within the 2022 youth campaign for revitalising democracy 
• 29 May: European Bauhaus Call – Citizen Engagement
• 29 May: European Bauhaus Call – Co-Creation of public space through citizen engagement
• 31 May: Interreg NPA 2021-2027
• 1 June: EPA Research Call 
• 31 August: EU Innovation Fund small-scale projects
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📈Business opportunities

• Stall opportunity: May fair at Richmond Barracks. Fill in the EOI form here.

• Paid event work: The Waste Regions are looking to establish a panel of paid “volunteers” to assist them as they promote food waste separation at national & local events throughout 2022 and 2023. Contact [email protected] if interested Deadline: 20 April

• Tender opportunity: Office furniture supply, delivery, and installation for Community Digital Hub Office Fit Out Works at Railway House, Station Road, Loughrea, Co. Galway Deadline: 3 May

• Tender opportunity: Supply of School Classroom Loose Furniture and Office & Staffroom, General-Purpose Area, Music & Practical Rooms & Canteen furniture for Portumna Community School Deadline: 6 May

🤓Reading, Listening, Watching

• Read: When it comes to spending, Irish government is not so green
• Read: Almost €12m available for climate or environmental projects
• Read: Who are the EWWR 2021 finalists?
• Read: Will the Ukraine war be a catalyst for our climate change targets?
• Read: Reusable cups soar in popularity after announcement of levy
• Read: Google teams up with iFixit to launch Pixel phone self-repair programme

👋🏻 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

• 19 April, Webinar: Treating separately collected biowaste in MBTs

• 7 Apr, Workshop: Meeting Your Charity Regulation Obligations 
• 22 April, Conference: Equity and Inclusion for All: An Intersectoral Approach
• 26 April, Workshop: Building an EU Partnership
• 27 April, Workshop: Developing the Island Economy and Social Enterprise
• 28 April, Webinar: EU funding for the cultural and creative sectors
• 28 April, Conference: Water Ireland Conference
• 4th May, Webinar: Ensuring an Inclusive Digital Transformation in the EU
• 5-6 May, Conference: Social Economy, The Future of Europe
• 7th May, Festival: Treasure Town Kilcullen
• 10th May, Webinar: Making reuse the norm in Europe again
• 11th May, Webinar: How can ICT enable Circular Economy Business Models?
• 11 May, Conference: Northern Ireland Housing Conference
• 12 May, Workshop:  Writing your EU Funding Application
• 14 – 22 May, Advocacy week: Cork Bike Week
• 19 May, Webinar: EU values across sectors
• 24 May, Conference: LARAC Scotland
• 25 May, Conference: Irish Climate Summit 
• 25-26 May, Conference: Electronics Manufacturing Ireland
• 1 June, Conference. The Wheel – Annual Summit 
• 9 June, Conference:  Public Procurement Conference 2022
• 9 June, Awards Ceremony: European Week for Waste Reduction 2022
• 16 June, Conference: ECOS Annual Conference
• 29-30 June, Conference: Energy Ireland 2022
• 14-15 September, Conference: Lets Recycle Live

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