Latest Circular economy
EPA Circular Economy Tidy Towns Award 2025 - Entry Form
Year: 2025
Entry form to the Tidy Towns EPA Circular Economy award
Green Public Procurement: Adoption, Monitoring and Reporting by Government Departments Report
2023 Reference Year, May 2025
Year: 2025
This is the fourth report on GPP activity by Government Departments, collating and analysing data for the year 2023. The report presents an overview of the process, adoption, monitoring and reporting requirements, data collected and a summary of the findings.
EPA GPP Government Department Returns 2023
EPA GPP Government Department Returns 2023, May 2025
Year: 2025
Guidance for Government Departments on Green Public Procurement Reporting 2024
Reference Year 2024, March 2025
Year: 2025
Guidance documents on Green Pubic Procurement reporting for Government Departments
EPA Second National Textiles Survey
Year: 2025
This quantitative research is a nationally representative survey of Irish citizens to provide current evidence and insights on incidences and influencing factors around textile consumption, care and discarding practices among the Irish public. The report contains data and insights on: 1. Purchasing of Clothes; 2. Rewear of Clothes; 3. Care and Repair of Clothes; 4. Preparation of Clothes before Discarding; 5. Discarding of Textiles; 6. Discarding of Clothing (in focus); and 7. Incentives & Climate Change.
EPA National Textiles Survey 2024 - Survey Data
2024 Reference Year, February 2025
Year: 2025
This Excel file provides the data from the National Textiles Survey 2024 in the accompanying sheets, and where used should reference the EPA.
Repair Skills Training and Education in Ireland
Year: 2025
This study provides information on the availability and scope of repair skills training and education in Ireland, highlighting its significance in supporting the transition to a circular economy. The study identified 159 repair skills training and education courses available for enrolment related to a range of product categories, with bicycles, clothing and textiles, automotive and furniture and upholstery repairs being the most well represented. The study highlighted the key role that social and community repair initiatives are providing to support the development of self-repair skills among members of the public. The report includes findings relating to the challenges in the current repair training and education landscape and highlights potential intervention opportunities to support the provision of repair skills training and education.
Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Repair Enterprises Ireland
Year: 2025
This study provides information on business-to-consumer (B2C) repair enterprises in Ireland and explores the role these enterprises play within the context of a circular economy, through extending product lifecycles and reducing waste while enabling circular businesses and jobs. The study identified over 1,500 B2C repair enterprises and analysed the range of product repair services on offer and the geographic location of the enterprises. The study also highlights potential intervention opportunities such as targeted funding and economic policy instruments to support enterprises and incentivise consumers to engage with the sector, and measures to promote quality assurance and consumer confidence in repair services.
GPP Case Study OPW
OPW - Carpet Tiles, January 2025
Year: 2025
The aim of this tender was to procure carpet tiles that would have a long service life and offer an end-of-life take-back option.
GPP Case Study EPA - LED
EPA - LED Lighting, January 2025
Year: 2025
The primary environmental objective in the procurement of LED lighting for EPA HQ was energy efficiency.
GPP Case Study - EPA
EPA - Cleaning Services, January 2025
Year: 2025
The objective of the procurement was to procure a sustainable cleaning service that would deliver efficiencies in overall facility management in the EPA.
GPP Case Study - Bus Eireann - Vehicle Cleaning
Case Study - Bus Eireann - Vehicle Cleaning, January 2025
Year: 2025
The objective of this procurement was to procure vehicle cleaning and auxiliary cleaning services across all Bus Éireann locations throughout the country, in a safe, effective, sustainable, and high-quality manner.
GPP Case Study An Post
An Post - Catering & Hospitality Services, January 2025
Year: 2025
The objective of this procurement was to procure Catering and Hospitality Services from an experienced supplier to provide innovative and varied menus for up to 650 staff, while demonstrating commitment to sustainability, inclusion, and positive environmental impacts.
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 weeklong 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.