Race against Waste

The Race against Waste campaign is aimed at helping small to medium businesses implement sustainable waste practices in their workplaces. The briefing took place on March 8th at County Hall in Dun Laoghaire and was well attended by a variety of local business. Speakers were heard from Race against Waste, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and Enterprise Ireland. Stands were also provided by companies such as Repak, Greenstar and Micropro Computers for further information on waste management and environmentally friendly hardware.

The seminar provided practical advice to businesses on how to change their waste practices. Good waste management practice saves money and can also improve staff morale.

Almost 2.3 million tonnes of household and commercial waste were generated in Ireland in 2001, an increase of almost a third in three years. This cannot be sustained. It places severe pressure on our environment and our waste management services. Landfill is the main waste disposal route but we are running out of landfill space.

RACE AGAINST WASTE

A Small Change Guide is available online at www.raceagainstwaste.ie containing practical advice and tips about waste management for business owners and managers along with case studies of companies who are saving money by recycling and composting their business waste.

Please contact Race against Waste at info@raceagainstwaste.ie or call the hotline 1890 667 639 should you have any queries.

DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL

If your business is situated in our county and you want direct advice on implementing an effective and cost saving waste management policy, please call the Green Business Officer at Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council:

Margaret Cole on 205 4846 or email mcoles@dlrcoco.ie

ENVIRO-SOLUTIONS

If you want to keep in touch with all the latest news and events about our environment, this website is dedicated to every aspect of environmental management and energy efficiency at industrial, commercial and municipal levels. You'll also find plenty of links to other informative and interesting websites.

Check out www.enviro-solutions.com for more information.

Some handy and easy tips to get into the Race Against Waste at work: