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RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
88 DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN
ACTION AREA: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN 89
In partnership with the Eastern Midlands Waste Region, WASTE MANAGEMENT
the Dublin Local Authorities develop and implement
the policies and actions laid out in the region’s Waste Plan Target - Reduce to 0% the direct
Management Plan. This plan serves as the framework for
the prevention and management of wastes in a safe and
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disposal of unprocessed residual Municipal
waste to landfill (from 2016 onwards)
sustainable manner. in favour of higher value pre-treatment
processes and indigenous recovery
The strategic vision of the regional waste plan is to rethink practices.
the approach to managing waste by viewing waste streams - Eastern-Midlands Regional Waste Management
as valuable material resources. Making better use of our Plan (2015-2021)
resources and reducing the leakage of materials will help
the region transition from a linear to a circular economy DLRCC, in conjunction with the Eastern-Midlands Regional
and deliver both environmental and economic benefits. Waste Office, will introduce a comprehensive waste
prevention and recycling programme within the Council
The waste plan sets out three overall performance targets and will strive to reduce the waste produced in DLRCC’s
that underpin its policies. These are: buildings and operations.
• 10% reduction in waste generated by local authorities
• 1% reduction per annum in the quantity of household Central to preventing the production of waste is changing
waste generated per capita over the period of the Plan the procurement of products used by the Council. A priority
• Achieve a recycling rate of 50% of managed municipal for DLRCC is to review procurement procedures and
waste by 2020 identify opportunities to source environmentally-friendly
• Reduce to 0% the direct disposal of unprocessed residual products to use in its operations. For example, DLRCC is
municipal waste to landfill from 2016 onwards, in favour committed to reducing the use of disposable cups. It is
of higher value pre-treatment processes and indigenous supporting the Conscious Cup campaign in its staff canteen
recovery practices and incentivising staff that use reusable cups. The Council
is also requesting suppliers of catering services in public
buildings and at Council events to avoid single-use items
and minimise waste. This will be further strengthened
Illegal Dumping SBIR Challenge
CASE STUDY
by the recent announcement by the government that all
Smart Dublin, in partnership with Enterprise
public bodies will not purchase single-use plastic beverage
Ireland, launched the Small Business
cups, cutlery and drinking straws after the 31st March 2019
Innovation Research (SBIR) Illegal Dumping
and will be required to report to their respective Minister by
Challenge in April 2017 to find low-cost,
the end of November 2019 on the measures they are taking
innovative solutions to tackle this ongoing
to minimise waste generation and maximise recycling.
problem in urban and rural areas. Six
companies received €12,500 in Phase 1, and
four of these companies were then awarded
additional funding of €130,000 to trial their
solutions, which include:
• Integrating existing data to provide better
insights and allow Councils to make data-
driven decisions
• Using drone technology and a network of
licenced pilots to identify and geo-tag litter
in rural areas of Dublin
• Using low-cost, low-powered camera and
monitoring systems to capture, report and
deter illegal dumping in both urban and
rural areas.
90 DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLANLITTER & RECYCLING IN THE PUBLIC REALM
Recycling Ambassador Programme
CASE STUDY
ACTION AREA: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Waste Management Plan Target – Achieve DLRCC supported the Recycling Ambassador
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a Recycling Rate of 50% of Managed
Municipal Waste by 2020.
Programme, which was a Voice of Irish Concern
for the Environment (VOICE) initiative funded
- Eastern-Midlands Regional Waste Management by the Department of Communications,
Plan (2015-2021) Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) and
REPAK. It also partnered with the Regional
Part of reducing waste is encouraging people to recycle. Waste Management Offices and mywaste.ie
DLRCC is also actively working with the Eastern Midlands with the aim to improve Ireland’s recycling
Waste Regional Office to inform people about what they rates and reduce levels of contamination in
can and cannot recycle. household recycling bins.
Many people have become confused about
CASE STUDY
what can and cannot be recycled in the
recycling bins. Mywaste.ie and VOICE Ireland's
Recycling Ambassador Programme showed
what can be recycled in the household bin
based on the new nationally agreed recycling
list.
Highlights:
• 650 workshops throughout the country led
Photo Source: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council by trained Recycling Ambassadors, who
educated, supported and encouraged the
public to recycle more effectively
Smart Bins • 30 ambassadors across the country
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
looked to improve the efficiency of its
public waste collection service and reduce
Recycling Centres
CASE STUDY
operational costs and emissions. In December
2014, the Council purchased 400 smart Big There are three recycling centres throughout
Belly bins to trial within the DLR area. the County, namely Ballyogan Recycling Park,
Shanganagh Recycling Centre in Shankill and
Smart bins come with a built-in solar Eden Park Recycling Centre in Glasthule.
compactor, which gets triggered when
rubbish reaches a certain level. As the rubbish Ballyogan Recycling Park is the main
is compacted, the capacity is up to eight recycling centre in the County and is located
times greater than a traditional bin. The bin near the Ballyogan Wood Luas stop. It has
is wifi-enabled, so can communicate with the won national awards for its design, the
relevant waste management division when diversity of materials accepted and its
the waste reaches 85% capacity. This system accessibility to users of the facility in that it is
means that the Council can monitor real-time open 360 days per year.
levels of waste, and better plan and organise
waste collection based on actual waste levels. The recycling centres accept household
This smart waste system has provided a waste including electrical waste for
number of benefits, such as lower emissions recycling for free. Ballyogan Recycling Park
due to the reduction in the number of bin also accepts garden waste and a range of
collections required by the Council’s fleet household hazardous wastes and bulky items
vehicles, and this improved efficiency within which incur a vehicle based charge. To assist
the fleet has reduced energy consumption by people, the recycling centres also promote
85,000 kWh per year. the reuse of items and provide tips on how to
recycle.
DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN 91RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NO ACTION TIMEFRAME LEAD(S) INDICATORS TARGET(S) IMPACTED
ACTIONS CURRENTLY BUDGETED
WASTE MANAGEMENT
R1 Monitor and enforce waste Ongoing WERLA and Environmental Performance
regulation Enforcement Assessment from EPA
R2 Assess waste in Council- Ongoing Facilities Report outlining current
owned and operated Management situation and plan of action
buildings and plan actions to to be taken
be taken
R3 Run staff recycling awareness Ongoing Environment and # of campaigns held
campaign Climate Change
R4 Identify neighbourhoods/ Ongoing Environment and # of areas identified,
areas in region in need of Climate Change # of new bring banks
bring banks established
R5 Apply for Local Authority Ongoing Environment and # of grants for waste-related
Prevention Network grants Climate Change projects
R6 Develop Stop Food Waste Ongoing Environment and # of people engaged
campaigns in DLR Climate Change
R7 Continue environmental Ongoing Environment and # of campaigns held
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awareness campaigns to Climate Change
support public in their efforts
to manage their resource use
R8 Promote Reuse Month Ongoing Environment and # of Council run events
annually Climate Change
R9 Promote and support Ongoing Environment and # of initiatives supported
Circular Economy Initiatives Climate Change
R10 Use €coMerit programme to Ongoing Environment and # of businesses
advise businesses on how to Climate Change participating
become resource efficient
R11 Secondary School Eco Ongoing Environment and Continued participation
Conference Climate Change of schools in conference
workshops
R12 Maintain and increase Ongoing Environment and # of schools participating
Green Schools Programme Climate Change
participation
R13 Work in partnership with Ongoing Environment and # community groups
resident/community Climate Change
groups in climate-related
programmes
LITTER & RECYCLING IN THE PUBLIC REALM
R14 Run anti-dumping and anti- Ongoing Smart Dublin, # of campaigns, # of people
litter campaigns using SBIR Environment and reached
challenges Climate Change
R15 Anti-dumping initiatives/ Ongoing Environment and # of campaigns, # of people
anti-litter campaigns, Climate Change reached
including the promotion
of free WEEE and battery
recycling
92 DÚN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLANEnergy
Efficiency
GHG
Reduction
Resilience
Public
Awareness
NO ACTION TIMEFRAME LEAD(S) INDICATORS TARGET(S) IMPACTED
ACTION AREA: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
R16 Marine litter clean up days Ongoing Environment and # of days held, # of
Climate Change participants
R17 Introduce leaf composting Ongoing Environment and # of residents’ associations
programme Climate Change participating
R18 Support and promote local Ongoing Environment and # of initiatives supported
Tidy Town initiatives Climate Change annually by Council
R19 Monitoring of Big Belly Bins Ongoing Cleansing Reduced energy
in County consumption of fleet, # of
bins in County
R20 Collaboration with Refill.ie 2019 Environment and Feasibility assessed
to reduce single use drinking Climate Change
water bottles
R21 Examine feasibility of 2019 Environment and Feasibility assessed
a community fridge Climate Change
programme
PROCUREMENT
R22 Climate-related evaluation 2019 Corporate Criteria developed and
criteria in all DLRCC Services implemented
tenders. Use the EPA Green
Procurement Guidance for
the Public Sector to support
sustainable procurement
procedures
ACTIONS AWAITING BUDGET
R23 Expand housing assistance 2020 Housing, Programme developed
programme to include tenant Environment and
waste and water awareness Climate Change
R24 Waste management 2020 Housing, Guidelines are developed
guidelines developed for Environment and and signed off on
developers of new housing Climate Change
schemes
EXAMPLES OF RELEVANT LEGISLATION/POLICIES/GUIDANCE
• Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015
• Directive 2008/98/EC on Waste (Waste Framework Directive)
• dlrcoco County Development Plan 2016-2022 (Policies EI16; SIO5; SI19; SN3; SN29; QHO2)
• Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Litter Management Plan 2018-2020
• Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Local Economic and Community Plan 2016-2021 (Policies 14.7; 16.6)
• Eastern-Midlands Region Waste Management Plan 2015-2021
• Water Services Strategic Plan (2015)
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