Latest Circular economy
EPA GPP Criteria Heating Equipment 2024
Year: 2024
This document sets out the core and comprehensive GPP criteria for the purchase of heating equipment by Irish public bodies
EPA GPP Criteria Furniture & Related Services 2024
Year: 2024
This document sets out the proposed core and comprehensive GPP criteria for application in the purchase of furniture products and related services by Irish public bodies
EPA GPP Criteria Food Catering 2024
Year: 2024
This document sets out the Irish core and comprehensive GPP criteria for application in the purchase of food and catering services
EPA GPP Criteria Transport 2024
Year: 2024
This document sets out the core and comprehensive GPP criteria for application in the purchase of road transport vehicles and services
EPA GPP Criteria Energy 2024
Year: 2024
This document sets out the proposed core and comprehensive GPP criteria for the purchase of specific energy-related products by Irish public bodies
Circular Economy Programme Annual Report for 2023
Year: 2024
This report sets out our key activities and highlights for 2023
Single Use Packaging for Fruit and Vegetables: National Survey 0n Usage & Attitudes 2024
Reference year 2024, June 2024
Year: 2024
This quantitative research is a nationally representative survey of Irish citizens’ usage and attitudes around single use packaging for fruit and vegetables. There are four sections to the report (i) fruit & vegetable purchasing (ii) usage of packaging types (iii) packaging types preference and (iv) perceived advantages of packaging types.
EPA Circular Economy National Single Use Packaging for Fruit and Vegetables Survey 2024 - Survey Data
2024 Reference Year, June 2024
Year: 2024
This Excel file provides the data from the National Single Use Packaging for Fruit and Vegetables Survey 2024 in the accompanying sheets, and where used should reference the EPA.
Green Public Procurement Monitoring & Reporting by Government Departments
2022 reference year, April 2024
Year: 2024
This is the third report on GPP activity by Government Departments collating and analysing data for the year 2022. The report presents an overview of the process, monitoring and reporting requirements, data collected and a summary of the findings.
Green Public Procurement Reporting by Government Departments
2022 Reference Year, April 2024
Year: 2024
This document presents the GPP returns submitted by each of the 18 Government Departments for reference year 2022.
Guidance & Template for GPP Reporting by Government Departments
Reference year 2023, February 2024
Year: 2024
Guidance documents for Green Public Procurement for government departments
Closing the loop on construction Life Cycle Analysis – Project Report
Year: 2024
This Irish Green Building Council (IGBC) project reviewed and piloted options for construction industry to start their circularity journey.
Developing a Circular Textiles System for Ireland
Year: 2024
This report is based on a project funded under Green Enterprise: Innovation for a Circular Economy.
National Reuse Survey 2023: Reuse & second hand behavioural categorisation
2023 Reference Year, January 2024
Year: 2024
This report presents quantitative research findings from a nationally representative survey to investigate the incidence and attitudes towards reuse behaviours among the Irish population. The survey topic areas are presented in a series of four reports, this report is Part 4: Reuse & second hand behavioural categorisation..
National Reuse Survey 2023: Renting, leasing & borrowing
2023 Reference Year, January 2024
Year: 2024
This report presents quantitative research findings from a nationally representative survey to investigate the incidence and attitudes towards reuse behaviours among the Irish population. The survey topic areas are presented in a series of four reports, this report is Part 3: Renting, leasing & borrowing.
National Reuse Survey 2023: Sourcing Second hand
2023 Reference Year, January 2024
Year: 2024
This report presents quantitative research findings from a nationally representative survey to investigate the incidence and attitudes towards reuse behaviours among the Irish population. The survey topic areas are presented in a series of four reports, this report is Part 2 Sourcing second hand.
National Reuse Survey 2023: Making available for reuse; Part 1 of 4
2023 Reference Year, January 2024
Year: 2024
This report presents quantitative research findings from a nationally representative survey to investigate the incidence and attitudes towards reuse behaviours among the Irish population. The survey topic areas are presented in a series of four reports, this report is Part 1: Making available for reuse.
EPA Circular Economy National Reuse Survey 2023 Data
2023 Reference Year, January 2024
Year: 2024
This Excel file provides data from the National Reuse Survey 2023 in the accompanying sheets and where used should reference the EPA.
EPA Second hand clothing qualitative study report 2022
2021 Reference Year, December 2023
Year: 2023
Behavioural insight is a foundation of the EPA's Circular Economy Programme, providing evidence to inform policy, to inform behavioural change interventions and to inform awareness campaigns. The EPA contracted Behaviour & Attitudes (B&A) to carry out this qualitative study to understand the needs, influencers and barriers of women (up to 35 years) to buying second hand clothes / preloved clothes in preference to new clothing.
National Food Waste Survey 2022: Food waste concerns and future intentions; Part 5 of 5
2022 Reference Year, December 2023
Year: 2023
This report presents quantitative research findings from a nationally representative survey on Irish citizen's attitudes, awareness and behaviours relating to food waste. The survey topic areas are presented in a series of five reports, this report is Part 5 Food waste concerns and future intentions.