Category Archives: Sustainability

Deadline today : Local Circular Economy Grant 2023

Are you part of a group that wants to help to take steps on waste prevention, re-use and repair activities in your local area? Waterford City and County Council invites submissions from community groups, youth groups, schools or other community … Continue reading

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Local Circular Economy Grant 2023 (formerly Waste Prevention Grant)

Are you part of a group that wants to help to take steps on waste prevention, re-use and repair activities in your local area? Waterford City and County Council invites submissions from community groups, youth groups, schools or other community … Continue reading

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Local Circular Economy Grant 2023 (formerly Waste Prevention Grant)

Are you part of a group that wants to help to take steps on waste prevention, re-use and repair activities in your local area? Waterford City and County Council invites submissions from community groups, youth groups, schools or other community … Continue reading

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National Tree Week Launch

Mayor of Waterford City and County Cllr. John O’Leary took part in a tree planting initiative in Dungarvan to mark National Tree Week 2023 National Tree Week is Ireland’s largest annual tree celebration runs from March 19th to 26th March and is … Continue reading

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Waterford City & County Council launches Community Climate Action Programme

Waterford City and County Council, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, recently launched a new Community Climate Action Programme. The programme aims to support small and large, rural and urban communities to take climate action … Continue reading

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Waterford City and County Council launches innovative Bring Banks sensors project 

Waterford City and County Council’s Environment Department has this week launched an innovative Bring Banks sensors project, aimed at tackling litter build up around bring banks that may be full. Sensors to monitor the levels of glass within bring banks have … Continue reading

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Energy Saving Booklet for Waterford households

Waterford City and County Council’s Climate Action Team has published an Energy-Saving Booklet, developed in direct response to the ongoing global energy crisis which is adversely impacting households and businesses. Using a common-sense approach to energy saving, the booklet is … Continue reading

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Swap for the Swap … as part of ReUse month

We all accumulate items during the course of our lives that we have outgrown or no longer have use for, e.g. sporting equipment, school uniforms, clothes etc. Why not hold a local swap event and help your community become more … Continue reading

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October is Ireland’s National Reuse Month

October is Ireland’s National Reuse Month and Mayor of Waterford City and County Cllr John O’Leary recently launched Reuse Month 2022 at Waterford’s Central Library. Reuse is about valuing our stuff, by repairing and reusing it for as long and as … Continue reading

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