1. Dr Shane COLGAN Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland www.epa.ie/BeGreen

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6.  Legislation & Policy ◦ EU ◦ Ireland  Savings  Green Procurement

7.  Packaging Directive  Landfill Directive  WEEE / Batteries Directives  Waste Framework Directive  Europe 2020: Smart, Sustainable Growth  Resource Efficient Europe  7 th Environmental Action Programme  Thematic Strategy on the Prevention/Recycling of Waste

8.  Waste Management Act (Waste Framework Directive)  A Resource Opportunity: Waste Management Policy in Ireland (Environment Ministry)  Delivering our Green Potential (Enterprise/Industry Ministry)  Food Harvest 2020 (Agriculture Ministry)

10.  Public authorities: ~17% of EU GDP on goods, services and works. ◦ EU: €2,000 billion/year, Ireland: €15 billion/year  GPP: Purchase goods, services and works with a reduced environmental impact.  Useful tool for driving the market for greener products and services.

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12.  (Formerly: Cleaner Greener Production Programme)  Direct (partial) funding to companies & organisations  Integrated preventive environmental strategies…  for processes, products and services…  to increase overall efficiency…  and reduce environmental impact.

13.  Basic concept… ‘Prevention is better than Cure’  Not End-of-Pipe Treatment  First phase in 2001  Seven phases to date  90 projects supported

14. Cleaner Technologies Raw Materials Process Reduce wastes at source Wastes Process modifications Energy Other processes End of Pipe Technologies Treat (detoxify) Disposal ReuseRecycle

15. Cleaner Technologies Raw Materials Process Reduce wastes at source Wastes Process modifications Energy Other processes End of Pipe Technologies Treat (detoxify) Disposal ReuseRecycle

16.  Production processes: Conserving raw materials and energy Eliminating toxic raw materials Reducing emissions and wastes  Services: Improved environmental performance by incorporating environmental concerns into the provision of services. Sectors include… financial, transport, retail, education, healthcare etc.

17.  Products: Reducing negative impacts along product life cycle. From raw material extraction  disposal.  Eco-Design: Developing new products with reduced environmental impact on a life cycle basis. Also: Improved recyclability, ease of repair and re- use, and improved durability.

19. €16.5m SAVINGS €1.2m Investment National Waste Prevention Programme

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21.  Competitive Applications  Peer-review  Financial Examination  Environmental Regulation Compliance Check(!)  Steering Groups / Site Visits  Networking events  Dissemination / sharing of findings

22.  €60,000 per project, ~24 month duration (2013)  Max Grant: 75% of the total eligible costs  €€: Advance + Reimbursement + Retention  De minimus: Aid must not exceed €200,000 in any three-year period.

23.  Consider impact: from design, to process, to end-product, to packaging & transport  Change of practice rather than a capital fix  Involvement of staff from senior management to operators  Strong project co-ordinator  Clear objectives, targets and deliverables

24.  Indicators to measure performance i.e. before and after  Highlight cost savings  Ownership and publicity  Involvement of suppliers/customers  Benefits to workforce (and community)

25.  Too busy  Knowledge / skills  ‘My business will hardly benefit’  Creating the market  Identifying champions/leaders  Maintaining momentum / Normalising behaviours  Integrating with other national programmes  RESOURCES – RESOURCES – RESOURCES !

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27.  Plastic Agricultural Products ● 200+ employees  Monitoring and Measuring: ◦ Gas: 8% reduction in consumption by sealing oven doors. ◦ Compressed air: saving 14,815kWh/yr (7t CO 2 or €2,000) ◦ Timers: saving 6,035kWh/yr (3t CO 2 or €844)  Eco-Design ◦ 26% less plastic used on new water trough while maintaining same quantity ◦ Plastic clips make the new product 100% recyclable ◦ Labels are now etched into the product

28.  2006: 56 hotels (~10% of Irish hotel room stock) ◦ 1,113 tonnes of waste diverted from landfill ◦ 3,000+ tonnes of CO 2 output reduced  Now: Green Hospitality Programme ◦ 260 members ◦ Waste to Landfill ▼80% ◦ Water use ▼30% ◦ Energy Consumption ▼25%

29.  Frozen pizza production ● 1,100 employees  Packaging: cardboard savings of 921t; supply altered to 100% recycled cardboard; plastic shrink wrap saving of 73t p.a. (or 290t CO 2 ); 123 less truck journeys (or 49t CO 2 )  Bakery optimisation: average loss reduced from 2,092kg per week to 319kg per week (84.7% improvement)  Energy: 33% reduction per pizza manufactured

30.  69 participants surveyed (2001-2008 awards)  76% of organisations continue to see a benefit, and maintain the projects  65% of organisations identified improved competitive advantage  90% of organisations would participate in the programme again

31. 2008-2012Outcomes  24 projects funded (AgriFood, IT, Services...)  50+ companies / organisations involved.  €2.2m EPA grants + participant co-funding  Total investment of €4.5m.  Waste ▼ 4,169 t/yr  Energy: ▼ 15,039GWh/yr  Water: ▼ 49,414 m 3 /yr  Annual savings of approximately €2.9m  Improved corporate social responsibility  Improved environmental credentials

32.  Significant reductions in environmental impact can be achieved.  Cost savings come too (efficiencies).  Challenge is to get organisations involved.  More information: http://url.ie/inl9 ◦ Case studies ◦ Call documents ◦ Annual reports