Latest Circular economy
Food Waste Charter Implementation Report Jun 2023 - Jun 2024
Year: 2024
This report provides information on the implementation of the revised Food Waste Charter in the first year of its implementation - June 2023 to June 2024
EPA Circular Economy Conference 2024 agenda
Year: 2024
Preliminary agenda for the 2024 Circular Economy Conference.
EPA Circular Economy Conference 2024 (banner)
Event Date: 25th September 2024 Location: Aviva Stadium Dublin and online, September 2024
Year: 2024
Registration is open. This hybrid event will feature: - Speakers presenting on their implementation of a circular economy. - Policy updates. - Insights on opportunities and challenges of implementing circular solutions. - Exhibition stands. - Opportunity to network with other organisations.
Food Waste: Ethnographic Digital Diary Research 2023
Reference year 2023, July 2024
Year: 2024
This ethnographic digital diary research provides an understanding of the role and reality of food consumption in Irish households - identifying behavioural patterns of food waste and understanding the root causes for food waste in Irish households. 28 participants representing a cross section of Irish society took part in this week-long digital diary ethnography project during November 2023. The outputs of this research provide a deeper understanding of what people actually do rather than what they say they do in terms of food waste behaviours at home, as well as direction on the development of future interventions.
Examining how single-use packaging used in the sale of fruit & vegetables can be reduced
Year: 2024
This study examined how single-use packaging used in the sale of fruit and vegetables can be reduced. Its objectives were to (i) gather information and insights on the types of single-use packaging used to bring fruit and vegetables to the point of sale (ii) gather information on the role of producers, wholesalers/distributors and retailers in specifying the type and use of single-use packaging in the sale of fruit and vegetables and (iii) identify options for reduction in single-use packaging in the sale of fruit and vegetables. The study was informed by a literature review and engagement with key stakeholders
EPA GPP Guidance for the Public Sector 2024
Year: 2024
This document is designed to provide general guidance and information. It provides step-by-step instructions and criteria for implementing green public procurement (GPP), in line with Irish and EU policy and legislation.
EPA GPP Criteria Paper and Printing Services 2024
Year: 2024
This document sets out the proposed core and comprehensive GPP criteria for application in the purchase of paper products and printing services by Irish public bodies
EPA GPP Criteria Textile Products and Services 2024
Year: 2024
This document sets out the proposed core and comprehensive GPP criteria for application in the purchase of textile products and services by Irish public bodies
EPA GPP Criteria Indoor and Outdoor Lighting 2024
Year: 2024
This document sets out the proposed core and comprehensive Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for the purchase of indoor and outdoor lighting systems by Irish public bodies
EPA GPP Criteria Indoor Cleaning 2024
Year: 2024
This document sets out the proposed core and comprehensive Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for application in the purchase of indoor cleaning services
EPA GPP Criteria ICT Products and Services 2024
Year: 2024
This document sets out the core and comprehensive GPP criteria for the purchase of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) products and services by Irish public bodies
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.