Environmental Liability Directive – A Quick Summary
The Environmental Liability Directive 2004/35/EC establishes a framework based on the “polluter pays” principle to prevent and remediate environmental damage. This framework aims at ensuring that the economic operator bears the financial consequences from harm or damage caused to the environment. “Environmental damage” is defined as damage to protected species and natural habitats, damage to water or...
READ ARTICLE >Resource Efficiency: Boost business competitiveness by reducing costs and increasing productivity!
Resource Efficiency offers a clear win-win scenario by achieving real savings through reducing wastage. ECOS provide technical support to the Resource Exchange, which facilitates recovery/reuse of wastes/resources – #circulareconomy The Europe 2020 strategy highlights the fact that resource efficiency is crucial to securing growth and jobs for Europe. Ireland’s National Waste Prevention Programme has successfully...
READ ARTICLE >Research Project Communication Plans
The EPA have published guidelines for research project communication plans. Communication is a vehicle for demonstrating the value of a research project and soliciting feedback from stakeholders to improve the quality of a research project. Formal communication plans allow a project team to foster an understanding of the research project and its benefits to all...
READ ARTICLE >New EPA Draft Strategy 2016-2020: Public Consultation
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) current Strategic Plan 2013-2015, Working with Others for a Better Environment sets out how a clean, healthy and well protected environment lies at the heart of economic recovery. The EPA is seeking the views of the public on it’s draft strategy 2016-2020. The 2016 – 2020 builds on the need for sustainability and...
READ ARTICLE >New Guidance: Financial Provision for Environmental Liabilities
Financial Provision is a mechanism which the EPA employ to ensure that the State is not exposed to clean-up costs associated with environmental incidents be they historical or more recent. Financial provision is defined as putting in place a financial instrument or other approved financial provision to cover the full cost of remedial measures if an incident...
READ ARTICLE >Autumn Business Expo.
We are looking forward to learning about your businesses at the Autumn Business Expo. Tuesday 6th October from 6-8pm at N. Conlan & Sons Ltd on the Tipperary Road, Limerick. Please join us at the ECOS stand. Water Waste Wastewater Resource Exchange #circulareconomy
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