Latest Waste and resource management reports
Small Scale Study: Guidance on the beneficial use of dredging material
Dr Joseph Harrington & Gary Smith, November 2013
Year: 2013
This report provides guidance on the beneficial use of dredge material in Ireland. It provides information on dredge material characterisation, best international practice in dredge material management, a summary of current practice in Ireland and guidance on the relevant governing legislation.
Summary of findings: STRIVE 107 - Biodegradable Plastic from Farm-waste Plastic
Year: 2013
This summary report highlights the achievements of this project, which demonstrated the development of a technology for the conversion of post-consumer (farm) plastic into a biodegradable plastic.
Resource-efficient Ireland – Biodegradable Plastic from Farm-waste Plastic
Year: 2013
This project looks at upcycling waste plastic from Irish farms to a more valuable biodegradable form of plastic.
STRIVE 101 - Flow Technology – A green technology with a bright future
STRIVE Report 101: Kieran Nolan, Alexander Yavorskyy, Michael Oelgemöller, Oksana Shvydkiv, July 2013
Year: 2013
Currently, for every 1kg of active pharmaceutical product produced between 25 and 100kg of waste is generated. This project looks at new technologies that reduce water and energy requirements, offering cost savings and improved product yield, with less waste generated.
Summary of Findings - Spent Mushroom Compost Management and Options for Use
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 74, January 2012
Year: 2012
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 74
Spent Mushroom Compost Management and Options for Use
Final Report for the STRIVE-funded project: 2007-FS-WRM-12-S5, January 2012
Year: 2012
STRIVE Report 74 - Siobhán N. Jordan, Laura B. Holland and Suzanne U. Linnane
EPA-STRIVE Sustainable Environment Research in Ireland 2007-2011
Author: Shane Colgan, EPA, January 2012
Year: 2012
List of Sustainable Environment Projects funded by EPA Research Programme since 2007.
Summary of Findings - Hemp Lime Bio-composite as a Building Material in Irish Construction.
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 97, January 2012
Year: 2012
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 97
Summary of Findings - Development of specific bacterial detoxification enzymes as bioindicators and biosensors of environmental pollution
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 72, January 2011
Year: 2011
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 72
Development of specific bacterial detoxification enzymes as bioindicators and biosensors of environmental pollution
Final Report for the STRIVE-funded project: 2007-FS-WRM-5-M5, January 2011
Year: 2011
STRIVE Report 72 - Martina McGuinness and David Dowling
A Study of Pay-by-Use Systems for Maximising Waste Reduction Behaviour in Ireland
Final Report for the STRIVE-funded project: 2008-WRM-MS-6-S , January 2011
Year: 2011
STRIVE Report 84 - Abigail O’Callaghan-Platt and Tadhg Coakley
Summary of Findings - CIT’s Sustainable Campus Programme
Author : Dr. Mary Purcell, Cork Institute of Technology , January 2011
Year: 2011
Author : Dr. Mary Purcell, Cork Institute of Technology
Emissions form IPPC Industry: Quantifying Pollution Trends & Regulatory Effectiveness
Final Report for the ERTDI-funded project: 2006-FS-NE-38-M4, January 2010
Year: 2010
ERC Report 16 - David Styles and Michael B. Jones
Development of an Industry-Led Quality Standard for Source-Separated Biodegradable Material Derived Compost
Final Report for the ERTDI-funded project: 2006-WRM-DS-26, January 2009
Year: 2009
STRIVE Report 22 - M. Prasad & P. Foster
Summary of Findings - Development of an Industry-Led Quality Standard for Source-Separated Biodegradable Material Derived Compost
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 22, January 2009
Year: 2009
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 22
Summary of Findings - Implementation of an Urban Community Composting Programme
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 40, January 2009
Year: 2009
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 40
The Development of an Audit Methodology to Generate Construction Waste Production Indicators for the Irish Construction Industry
Synthesis Report for the ERTDI-funded project: 2001-WMWS-MS-1, January 2009
Year: 2009
STRIVE Report 26 - Mark Kelly and John Hanahoe
Implementation of an Urban Community Composting Programme
Final Report for the ERTDI-funded project: 2005-WRM-MS-34-M1, January 2009
Year: 2009
STRIVE Report 40 - Sarah Miller et al.
Summary of Findings - Occurrence and fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products within sewage sludge and sludge-enriched soils
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 34, January 2009
Year: 2009
Summary of Findings - STRIVE Report 34
Occurrence and fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products within sewage sludge and sludge-enriched soils
Final Report for the ERTDI-funded project: 2005-FS-30-M1, January 2009
Year: 2009
STRIVE Report 34 - Leon Barron et al.