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Projects held in 2010

Prevention Partner Organisation   EWWR 20-28 November 2010 Projects Undertaken  

Environmental Protection Agency National Waste Prevention Programme Contact: Gerry Byrne g.byrne@epa.ie; 053-9160600; www.nwpp.ie

Maintain www.ewwr.ie currently (linked to www.ewwr.eu); Press Release welcoming EWWR throughout EU, detailing ROI events and NWPP;  22 November: Launch 6th NWPP Annual Report;  National and Local Radio advertisements; Regional newspaper articles; Media interviews/follow through.
An Taisce
Contact: Patricia Oliver 01-4002285 trisholiver@iol.ie;  www.antaisce.org;

 
23 November: Working in partnership with IKEA, Ballymun to promote waste prevention and reduction; 24 November: Green Home Presentation at eight regional volunteering centres throughout Ireland promoting waste prevention and reduction including Free Trade Ireland presentation;  25 November: Working with Citi Bank to promote waste prevention and reduction.
 

Limerick Clare Kerry Regional Waste Office Contact: Patricia McDonagh 061-496844; pmcdonag@limerickcoco.ie; www.management.ie

20 November: Sensible Shopping - shaping the trend for less waste - Crescent Shopping Centre Limerick, Manor West Shopping Centre Tralee, Dingle Town Kerry; 22-26 November: Less Waste at work - action to get employees of Public Bodies / 3rd level Institutions to prevent waste & consume less energy & water;  22 -26 November: Stop Food Waste aimed at large sporting and tourism venues and launch of a web page, also includes demonstration stand for FreeTradeIreland.ie; 27 November: Promoting a longer life for products at civic amenity centres in the Limerick Clare Kerry region; 20 November: "BatucaMob" impromptu musical event.

Repak Ltd. Contact: Colm Munnelly 086-8075645; colm.munnelly@repak.ie; www.preventandsave.ie 23 November: Seminar at Red Cow Moran Hotel and 25 November at Radisson Blu Hotel, Cork on how Irish business can increase sustainability and reduce costs including FreeTradeIreland.ie demonstration stand.
Monaghan County Council Contact:  Nial O'Connor 047-30556; noconnor@monaghancoco.ie; www.monaghan.ie 20-28 November: Community involvement event on prevention at Iontas Centre.
Galway County Council Contact:  Sinead Ni Mhainnin 091-476488; snimhain@galwaycoco.ie; www.galway.ie 22-26 November: Waste Prevention in Business Seminar including Free Trade Ireland presentation; Waste prevention presented to general public through libraries; Supermarket presentation on waste prevention; Prevention feature in local press.
NUI Galway Contact: Kieran Lyons - 087-7747434; kieran.lyons@nuigalway.ie 22-26 November: Food waste prevention events in student catering environment.
Carlow County Council Contact: Fionnghuala Ryan  059-9136240; fryan@carlowcoco.ie; www.carlow.ie 22-26 November: Local authority staff survey/ awareness on prevention; Press Release; Community composting workshop.
Cork County Council Contact: Mary Stack 021-4532722; mary.stack@corkcoco.ie; www.corkcoco.ie 22-27 November: Stopfoodwaste displays at local libraries in Midleton, Youghal, Cobh, Skibbereen, Mallow and Clonakilty.
Kilkenny County Council: Contact: Bernadette Moloney 056-7794487; bernadette.moloney@kilkennycoco.ie; www.kilkennycoco.ie 20 November: Composting talk in City library; 22 November: Gavin Harte Seminar on Climate for Change; 24 November: Participation on local radio programme Ecochat KCLR96FM; 27 November: Home composting talk in Thomastown.
Green Hospitality Programme / WEEE Ireland:  Contact: James Hogan 021-4344864; james.hogan@ctc-cork.ie; www.greenhospitality.ie 20-28 November: WEEE Re-use and evaluation trial in GHP approved premises.
Clean Technology Centre: Contact: Dermot Cunningham 021-4344864; james.hogan@ctc-cork.ie; www.ctc-cork.ie 22-26 November: Radio quiz on prevention on Today FM Radio's Moncrieff Show.
 Clare County Council: Contact: Joan Tarmey 065-6846205; jtarmey@clarecoco.ie; www.clarecoco.ie 20-28 November: Launch of "Give & Take" schools (141) re-use competition; 23 November: Launch of www.freetradeireland.ie website in Co Clare;
Celtic Anglian Water: Contact: Siobhán McGrath 086-0452327; simcgrath@caw.ie; www.caw.ie 22-28 November: Launch of staff waste prevention/energy conservation magazine.
Macroom-e / SMILE: Contact: Michelle Green 026-20520; mgreen@macroom-e.com; www.wastematchers.com 24 November: Saving Money Through Industry Links & Exchanges event at Fitzgerald Vienna Woods Hotel.