Resource Efficiency: Boost Business Competitiveness by Reducing Costs & 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...

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EPA is making waves with new beaches.ie website

The EPA has launched beaches.ie – a new mobile enabled website providing information about bathing water at Ireland’s beautiful beaches and lakes. The website will allow people to access the information they need before a day out at the seaside. beaches.ie is set up for mobile devices so allowing visitors quick and easy access to...

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Bio-Enterprise Academy: National Call for Applications

The AgriForValor H2020 project has just launched a national call for applications for the ‘Bio- Enterprise Academy’, an intensive support program for researchers and entrepreneurs.  The Academy is designed for innovators with cutting edge ideas, solutions & technologies for the valorisation of biomass & biomass side streams from the agri & forestry sectors. The highest...

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Waste Collection Permit: Guide for Application or Renewal

A waste collection permit is required where a person wishes to collect waste for the purposes of reward or profit.   Waste Collection Permit Guide Existing permit holders should take note of the expiry date of your waste collection permit. A waste collection permit is valid for 5 years from the grant date. We have outlined...

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Environmental Management: Legislation & Best Practice

Environmental management has a raft of legislation associated with it covering air emissions water, waste water, integrated pollution control now known as industrial emissions. Environmental management has significant implications for business in terms of legal compliance, cost and technical measures to be implemented. How you address environmental management can have a significant bearing on your business and profitability. There are...

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Green Business Seminar: Ennis 28 June 2017

Green your business, reduces your costs and make your business more sustainable! Businesses of all sizes can make significant cost savings by focusing on waste in their business.  Every business creates unnecessary waste.  This can often be due to complacency and bad habits. This seminar will explore the ways companies can reduce and eliminate waste...

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Recycling: Are we doing it correctly?

How are the we doing when it comes to recycling?  Most of us are doing it to some extent but some of us are unsure if we are doing it correctly.  Thankfully as a nation we are switched on to the importance of recycling and the role that we play as individuals.  However, even with...

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10 Reason why SMEs should consider Sustainability

There are many reasons why Sustainability is good for business, including opportunities for SMEs to benefit. Potential to increase profits,  eg. reducing energy usage, waste, raw material and transport which all correlate directly to reducing costs. Fulfil the demand for greener products and services. There is a growing demand among consumers for greener and safer products and people are...

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Benefits of a Zero Waste Economy (Circular Economy)

The EU has proposed higher recycling targets in a bid to transform Europe’s economy into one where nothing is wasted, supporting sustainable growth and a zero-waste economy. Under the new targets, European countries will: Anticipated benefits of a zero-waste economy include: The EU is working towards a “circular economy” or  zero-waste economy, in which reusing,...

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Dispose business waste legally: Your obligations

If your business produces a waste you have an obligation to dispose of it in a legal manner. There are two key things all businesses need to be aware of.  Waste is your responsibility until it reaches its final destination.  When it leaves your site it must be transported by a suitably licensed waste collection company. Not...

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