Funding of €640,000 has been announced for 13 projects across Ireland under the second Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme (CEIGS).
Creating a ‘circular economy’ is part of the move towards a more sustainable future, with a focus on reducing and eliminating waste and keeping resources in use for as long as possible. The Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme will help communities to make this transition.
Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications with special responsibility for the Circular Economy and Communications, Ossian Smyth said:
“The scale of the challenge to become circular requires change at every level of our society. I am delighted to be able to support these projects which have been proposed from people active in making and advocating change. I look forward to realizing the ambition of these projects and building further on their success in the coming years of this scheme.”
The selected projects will support the drive to develop the circular economy in areas such as sustainable fashion, sharing platforms, ICT and electronics, energy, reusable food packaging and construction.
The 13 projects that have been awarded funding under the second CEIGS scheme are listed below. To arrange media interviews or request a comment, please contact the individual organisations directly.
- Fast Track Into Information Technology CLG, Dublin 11
- Saltrock Dairy, Co. Wexford
- IMS Site Services, Dublin 2
- RWN CycleUp, Co. Roscommon
- Athchursail Arann CGA, Co. Galway
- Nationwide Community Energy, Co. Mayo
- Circular Costume Ireland, Co. Wicklow
- CLASP, Co. Sligo
- Clare Local Development Company, Co. Clare
- Carrickmacross Toy Library, Co. Monaghan (contact Jill Kennon at jill@cmxtoylibrary.ie )
- Manorhamilton Innovation & Development, Co. Leitrim
- Zerobin, Dublin 2 (contact Paul McSweeney at info@thezeronet.com )
- We Make Good, Dublin 2
This grant scheme complements other circular economy work being progressed under Minister of State Smyth, including the introduction of new environmental levies such as the new waste recovery levy, incentivization of commercial waste collection, the introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles and cans, and the publication of the National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap.
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