Waste and the Law:
- www.epa.ie The Environment Protection Agency is the main regulator for waste management in Ireland – good source for facts and figures, policy and targets
- Local authority websites for local Waste Management Policy
- Other related sources of information
- http://www.stopfoodwaste.ie/
- http://www.giyireland.com/
- http://www.enfo.ie/
- http://www.repak.ie/
Packaging waste:
- www.preventandsave.ie
- http://www.wastenot.ie/
- http://www.wastematchers.com/
- http://www.greenbin.ie/
- http://www.recycling4live.com/
General Information on Green Services:
- www.greenpages.ie- the first national directory on green products and services
Find a Home for your unwanted goods:
- www.freetradeireland.ie
- www.jumbletown.ie
- www.wastechange.com
- www.wastematchers.com - for exchange of commercial materials (will include household materials in the near future)
- www.freecycle.org
- www.schoolbookexchange.ie - School Book Exchange
Composting Information
- www.ipcc.ie www.cre.ie– home composting
- www.greenschoolsireland.org–school composting
- www.hdra.org.uk - Europe's largest organic and farming research organization for information on composting as well as organic gardening
- www.wigglywigglers.co.uk - Information on Wormeries
- www.elementgreen.com
Recycled Paper Products
- www.ecoland.com
- www.baglady-designs.com - Wedding stationery on recycled paper
Reuse/Recycle for Charity
- www.jackandjill.ie– to recycle your mobile phone and ink jet cartridges
- www.camara.ie– to recycle your old computers www.uswitch.ie Ph. 01-8409946 waste IT collected for a small fee, re-furbished and re-sold to communities and low income families.
Recycling Companies
- www.ozo.ie
- http://www.recycling4live.com/
- http://www.o2.co.uk/recycle
- http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Environmentandgreenerliving/Wasteandrecycling/DG_064366
Electronic Recycling
- www.electronic-recycling.ie - recycling of old computers and other electronic equipment Ph. 01-8640806
- mobile phone recycling: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_recycling
Repairing electronic goods
- Instead of getting rid of your faulty TV, why not have the 'tube' (CRT) repaired to prolong its life? Contact Michael Keyes, 24 Little Gerald Griffin st, Limerick on 061 414320.
Mailing Preference Service
- http://www.idma.ie Visit this site to stop junk mail being sent to your address. Or call 01 661 0470.
Used Stamps, coins, postcards, call cards
- Send to: IPCC, Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare
Environmentally Friendly Nappies
Community Initiatives on Waste Management
Community groups can access further information and support from organisations such as the Local Authority, their Local Agenda 21 Officer, and ENFO
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements to http://www.globalactionplan.org.uk/ and www.wastenot.ie for content information
