Green Enterprise projects currently underway are listed below:
| Organisation | Project Title | Funding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Mheitheal Rothar | Bike remanufacturing |
€59,000 |
Remanufacturing frames of poor condition used bicycles. Six Tús trainees will be trained in cycle mechanic skills, growing the circular economy ecosystem. |
| Carey Building Contractors | The development of a resource management and materials circularity protocol for the Irish construction sector |
€74,963 |
The aim of this project is to develop a Resource Management and Materials Circularity Protocol for the construction sector based on evidence-based practice focusing on the waste hierarchy of prevention, preparing for reuse, recycling, energy recovery and disposal. |
| ELV Environmental Services | Examine End of Live Vehicle (ELV) potential for their reuse and recycling |
€50,000 |
The project aims to investigate the key components of an electric End of Life Vehicle (ELV), and the potential for their reuse and recycling in Ireland. |
| Food Cloud | The Food Cloud Kitchen - a delicious way to save the planet |
€100,000 |
The Food Cloud Kitchen project aims to serve and engage citizens through corporate bookings & public events; produce meals resulting from surplus food recovered and bring the Food Cloud Kitchen to an online audience. |
|
Irish Green Building Council |
IGBC ATU & Limerick 2030 Circular Economy Construction demonstrator project |
€94,000 |
Collaboration between the Irish Green Building Council , the Build 360 research group in the Atlantic Technological University, The Southern Region Waste Management Office and the Limerick 2030 property development company. The aim of this proposal is to utilise the Limerick Opera Site development as a Lighthouse Demonstrator Project for the Circular Build Environment. |
|
Irish Wood and Furniture Manufacturing Network (IWFMN) |
Industrial Symbiosis, Circular Economy, Furniture & Textiles |
€91,000 |
This project aims to demonstrate circular economy opportunities for furniture, textiles, upholstery and related products and material streams within the network. It will focus on the creation of partnerships to find new uses for industry by-products. |
| Jiminy Eco Toys |
RePlay - Refurbished Toys |
€100,000 |
Refurbish toys, reuse/repair/collection events at schools / festivals etc. Engage families about repair / reuse. Media and mainstream press features. An off the shelf replication toolkit will be produced. |
| Reuse Island |
Vytal Ireland: The Reuse System |
€100,000 |
Pilot of a digital platform to deliver a reusable food and beverage container system to the Irish food service market. |
| Sensi | Shrinking the Circularity Loop for Plastics Recycling and Reuse |
€93,000 |
Sensi have built a Smart Reverse Vending Machine (SRVM) utilising Visual AI (Object recognition) and IoT technologies. This project will build upon existing prototypes for pilot trials. |
| Share Club | Reusable packaging system for takeaway food and drink |
€77,000 |
The pilot project aims to test the system for takeaway in reusable packaging, with use in delivery services to be tested in a later step. Over a period of 12 months, we intend to test, refine and establish the reusable packaging service so that it can be easily implemented in other cities and regions in Ireland as well as other countries. |