RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Actions Currently Budgeted

WASTE MANAGEMENT

R7 Promote Eco-Week In the next 5 years EWCC, CCEAO # of events held, # of people reached

R8 Promote Re-Use Month annually

In the next 5 years EWCC, CCEAO # of Council run events

R9 Promote programmes to advise businesses on reducing waste, e.g. EcoMerit

In the next 5 years EWCC, CCEAO # of businesses participating

Update: Eco-Week 2022 delivered 28th March - 1st April. Over 185 workshops were made available to schools across the County.

Update: Reuse Month takes place in October every year. Funding was made available from South Dublin County Councils Climate Innovation Fund to produce a documentary on ‘Fast Fashion’ as a joint project with the other Dublin Local Authorities. Fast Fashion documentary launched in Q4 2022

Energy Efficiency

GHG Reduction

Resilience

Public Awareness

R10 Eliminate singleuse plastics at Council organised events

R11 Ongoing support of the Conscious Cup Campaign / promotion of reusables over disposables

R12 Ongoing support of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) challenge for illegal dumping

In the next 5 years EWCC, CCEAO Reduction in non-recyclable / non-compostable material used at events

In the next 5 years EWCC, CCEAO # of buildings in SDCC supporting CCC, # of staff using reusable mugs

In the next 5 years

EWCC, CCEAO Trialled solution

Update: SDCC’s Climate Change Environmental Awareness Officer will deliver a Sustainable Business workshop during Local Enterprise Week. SDCC Climate Action team are currently working with Irish Hotel Federation to deliver a joint sustainable business project for the sector in South Dublin. South Dublin Local Enterprise Office have approved 23 projects to receive consultancy support under the Green4Micro programme. 4 of these projects are currently at scoping stage and are awaiting consultants reports in advance of progressing.

Update: South Dublin County Council prohibit the use of single-use plastic items at County Council organised and licensed events. SDCC managed events will allow compostable materials to be used as substitutes for SUP. A guidance document on eliminating Single Use Plastics from SDCC events will be prepared in Q.4 2022.

Update: Deposit & Return Cup was reintroduced on 14/2/2022. Single use cups have been removed from the main canteen. While they are still available in the Coffee Dock a 30 cent levy applies. Reusable cups are also sold at cost price at the Coffee Dock

Update: South Dublin County Council supports SBIR through projects delivering on climate action and waste management. Opportunities for small business to engage with SDCC have been promoted through the LEO and Chamber. Small business initiatives including 2GoCup which is a small business based in Dublin with the goal of reducing single use cups.

South Dublin County Council have partnered with Smart Dublin to support the Open Data Challenge. The project for 2022 is invited data enthusiasts of all ages to develop innovative IT solutions to address issues relating to Climate Change using openly available data sets. Solutions through to final included public bicycle schemes mapping, invasive species management, energy and carbon calculator and stop waste apps.

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