Latest Circular economy
Ireland's Circular Economy Programme
Proposal to replace the National Waste Prevention Programme, March 2021
Year: 2021
In line with the measures proposed in the Waste Action Plan, the EPA is building on fifteen years of leadership on waste prevention to develop a national Circular Economy Programme. The draft programme is now open for consultation to seek views from stakeholders. It is available to download here, and submissions are invited through an online form – see link below.
EPA Green Enterprise final report template
Year: 2020
Food Waste: National attitudes and behaviours in Ireland 2020
Year: 2020
In 2020, the EPA commissioned Behaviour & Attitudes Limited to conduct a nationally representative survey on attitudes to food waste and the level of consciousness of any positive actions being taken to reduce it. This report presents the findings from this first nationally representative survey conducted at the end of 2020.
National Waste Prevention Programme Annual Report 2019
Year: 2020
Overview of progress made on waste prevention projects during 2019
NWPP Annual Report 2018
Year: 2020
Overview of progress made on waste prevention projects during 2018
National Waste Prevention Committee Minutes - April 2019
Year: 2019
Minutes from the National Waste Prevention Committee Meeting - April 2019
Actions for Greening Your Office Space
Year: 2019
Actions for Greening Your Office Space, EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, National Waste Prevention, Sustainable Business
National Waste Prevention Programme Leaflet 2019
Preventing Waste, Driving the Circular Economy, April 2019
Year: 2019
Preventing Waste, Driving the Circular Economy
National Waste Prevention Committee Minutes - October 2018
Year: 2018
Minutes from the National Waste Prevention Committee Meeting - October 2018
NWPP Annual Report 2017
Year: 2018
Overview of progress made on waste prevention projects during 2017
National Waste Prevention Committee Minutes - December 2017
Year: 2018
Minutes from the National Waste Prevention Committee Meeting - December 2017
National Waste Prevention Committee Minutes - February 2017
Year: 2018
Minutes from the National Waste Prevention Committee Meeting - February 2017
Irish Wetland Types
An Identification Guide and Field Survey Manual, April 2018
Year: 2018
Ireland’s Ramsar Wetlands Committee launched ‘Irish Wetland Types – An Identification Guide and Field Survey Manual’ during National Biodiversity Week 2018. The Irish Ramsar Wetlands Committee (IRWC) comprises representatives from universities, state bodies and non-governmental organisations.
EPA Biodiversity Action Plan 2014-2018
Year: 2017
The EPA’s over-riding priority in the EPA Strategic Plan 2013-2015, Working with others for a better environment, is to “keep the environment centre-stage and support sustainable economic recovery”. One of the six environmental goals set forth in that plan is to have ‘protected soil and biodiversity’. Sustainable economic performance and biodiversity are closely linked.
NWPP Annual Report 2016
Year: 2017
Overview of progress made on waste prevention projects during 2016
A Household Guide to Composting
A simple step-by-step guide to making good compost, May 2017
Year: 2017
A guide for householders developed by the EPA's Stop Food Waste programme. It provides an introduction to home composting and also gives details of what types of composters are available and how to select a system that is suitable for your household.
National Waste Prevention Committee Minutes - June 2016
Year: 2016
Minutes from the National Waste Prevention Committee Meeting - June 2016