Environmental Awareness Newsletter September 2022
September 2022
Environmental Awareness Newsletter Autumn Edition
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• September 12 th – 17 th Dublin Climate Action Week
• September 10 th – 18 th Dublin Community Clean Up
For further information on environmental awareness
Week
outreach programmes please visit the dlrcoco.ie website
• September 19 th -22 nd Walk to School Week
here or contact Niamh Moran A/Environmental
September 21 st - Zero Emissions Day
•
Awareness Officer (Waste Prevention) by email
September 9 th – Deadline for Climate
•
envaware@dlrcoco.ie or phone 01-2054700.
Conversations submission
• September 11 th – Irish Hedgehog Survey
For all other general queries please contact Dún
• October 10 th -16 th Green Schools Climate Action
Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s Civic Hub on 01 -
Week
2054700 or email info@dlrcoco.ie
• November 21 st – 27 th European Week for Waste
Reduction
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Environmental Awareness Newsletter Autumn Edition
Dublin Climate Action Week 2022
The second Dublin Climate Action Week (#DCAW22) will
take place from Monday the 12th to Saturday, the 17th of
September 2022.
The week, which is being organised and delivered by the
partnership of South Dublin County Council, Dún Laoghaire-
Rathdown County Council, Dublin City Council, Fingal County
Council, Codema – Dublin’s Energy Agency and the Dublin
Click image to view video
Climate Action Regional Office (CARO), will showcase the
ongoing efforts, ambitions and the collaborative approach of
the four Dublin local authorities, in addressing climate
action.
A number of regional and local events covering a range of
climate topics will be delivered as part of Dublin Climate
Action Week 2022 and the full programme of events is on
the DCAW22 website, at www.dublinclimateactionweek.ie.
Click on an image to find out more or register for an event!
Click on an image to find out more or register for an event!
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RestoreMy Dinosaur: Toy Upcycling Workshops
As part of Climate Action Week, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
have teamed up with Recreate to host Toy Upcycling Workshops on the 17 th
September.
Reinvent your Toys into playful, kitsch coat racks, frames and wall
art! These 30-minute workshops breathe new life into broken and unloved
toys by reimagining them as playful room decorations. Using a combination
of cardboard, paint, fabric, plastic & wood, dinosaurs, your old toys will be
restored and reinvented into new creations.
Date: 17 th September
Location: dlr Pop Up Shop, 213B George’s St., Dún Laoghaire
Times:
Workshop 1: 12 - 12:30pm
Workshop 2: 12:45 – 1:15pm
Workshop 3: 1:15 – 1:45 pm
Registration: https://bit.ly/3KsvSJk
Age Range: All ages, family workshop, all welcome!
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Climate Action ‘Swap Shop ’ Climate Action ‘Swap Shop’
Trade your Unloved Toys, Clothes and Curiosities in this Inter-generational Swap Shop!
This Climate Action Week 2022, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council have teamed
up with Recreate, The Creative Reuse Company, to host a swap shop for all ages from
10am to 12pm on Saturday 17th of September . We invite you to be part of the
circular economy, by trading your unloved, qualityitems in exchange for new reuse
treasures. Clothes and toys are not the only currency in Small Swaps, your best
reuse ideas are just as valuable, so add them into our Creative Reuse Toolbox in
exchange for Small Swap items.
Textile artist Katie Hanlon will host the Fix & Twist clothes repair corner, adding an
unusual twist to repair with reuse crochet patches. Katie will provide hands-on
guidance on how to upcycle your duds into glad rags!
AgeRange: All welcome to join!
Time: 10am-12pm
Location: dlr Pop Up Shop, 213B George’s St., Dún Laoghaire
No registration needed, drop in anytime between 10am-12pm, we hope to see you
there!
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Picker Pals
Relove Fashion Competition
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown have partnered with Picker Pals
The Relove Fashion Competition for secondary schools will be
again this year to provide workshops to primary schools
returning this September.
in dlr working on reducing litter and waste in their school.
Relove Fashion encourages students to take a deeper look at
Picker Pals is an environmental education programme for
how their clothing is made. The competition explores creative
primary schools. Through stories, songs and an
reuse options such as upcycling, repairs, alterations and
educational picker pack, Picker Pals provides children and
mending. Students use their design and repair skills to make
their families with an opportunity to engage in a variety
their own fashion statement. For further information please
of environmental actions, particularly litter picking. The
visit the new Relove Fashion website www.relovefashion.ie or
programme is operated by VOICE Ireland. If you know, or
contact the Environmental Awareness Section by emailing
work within, a primary school that may be interested in
info@dlrcoco.ie
this programme, please ask the school to email
Schools that register interest before September 30 th will be
envaware@dlrcoco.ie.
entered into a draw to win a new sewing machine!
Picker Pals Brochure 2022
Picker Pals Website : https://pickerpalsworld.org/
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Winners Selected for the Anti-Litter/Dog Fouling Poster Competition
Geodesign Games for Families – Minecraft and Flood Protection
We need your help to fight climate change!
Congratulations to the eight winners of this year’s Anti -Litter/Dog
Fouling poster competition!
Join a Minecraft workshop to design environmentally-friendly ways to protect our homes and improve your local area.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council were amazed at the
Ages 10+ but suitable for young and old!
creativity and effort that went into every poster that was submitted.
Minecraft experts and newbies all welcome.
With over 100 posters submitted, we were inspired and impressed
This event is hosted by University College Dublin. Speaker: Saul Crowley, Research Scientist, Spatial Dynamics Lab, University College Dublin Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/geodesign- games-for-families-minecraft-and-flood-protection-tickets- 401129718787
with the standard and effectiveness of the slogans created. These
posters and slogans remind us all of the importance of keeping litter
and dog fouling off the streets and keeping our county clean.
Check out the winning designs on the next page!
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Winners Selected for the Anti-Litter/Dog Fouling Poster Competiton
St. Attracta’s Senior National School
Our Lady’s Grove Primary School
St. Attracta’s Junior National School
The Harold School
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Winners Selected for the Anti-Litter/Dog Fouling Poster Competiton
St. Brigids BNS Foxrock
Our Lady’s National School, Clonskeagh
Oatlands Primary School
Dalkey School Project National School
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Dublin Community Clean-up Week 2022
Dublin Community Clean-up Week 2022 takes place from
the 10th to 18th of September.
We are inviting volunteers from all parts of Dublin to join
forces and organise clean-ups around their area, to make
this the biggest clean-up event ever.
Registrations for your clean up kit is now open. To get
involved, please visit
www.dublincommunitycleanupday.ie.
From the mountains to the sea let’s make Dublin
litter free!
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Environmental Awareness Newsletter Autumn Edition
Upcycle Challenge 2022 Open for Entries
MyWaste are challenging you to unearth the imagination within and create something new out of something old…to breathe new life
into an old or unwanted item or material.
So if you can find something old and renovate it or turn it into something completely different but still usable then why not submit
it to this year’s Upcycle Challenge?
When entering please remember that MyWaste need to see the journey you’ve taken, be sure to submit some pictures of the
before, during and after the transformation, make sure to let MyWaste know why you did what you did and what was your
inspiration.
Closing Date: October 27th2022
Submission Link: https://www.mywaste.ie/upcycle-challenge22/
Prizes Include :
• €750 for best Individual Eastern -Midlands Waste Region Category
• €750 for best Individual Schools Category
• €750 for best Community Category
• €750 for best Professional Category
For more information and to see the 2021 winners check out MyWaste here: https://www.mywaste.ie/upcycle-challenge22/
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Environmental Awareness Newsletter Autumn Edition
Green Dog Walker Programme
Bag It, Bin It!
Dog owners everywhere know they need to pick up after their dogs,
In line with our Corporate Plan, Dún Laoghaire-RathdownCounty
but the issue of dog fouling is still one that plagues our County.
Council aims to enrich the quality of life through vibrant
communities by promoting the Green Dog Walker Programme. The
To highlight the issue of dog fouling Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County
Green Dog Walkers is a community led programme that promotes
Council in collaboration with 11 other local authorities have
responsible dog ownership in a positive and non-confrontational
developed a new campaign to remind dog owners to pick up after
way. If you are a dog owner who always picks-up after your dog,
their pup wherever they are.
take the pledge to become a Green Dog Walker Champion. The
Council will post you some complimentary dog waste bags, bag
The campaign features the adorable
dispenser, used bag holder and further information. To take the
“ Scally ” the dog in a series of
pledge, please visit our Green Dog Walkers webpage or contact
videos which highlight the
info@dlrcoco.ie.
consequences of not picking up the
poop. Whether under the cover of
darkness, in a field or on the beach
remember “Your dog’s poop could
end up anywhere! Always Pick it
up!”
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Seasonal Food Calendar
Eating foods that are locally produced and in season is a great way to reduce the overall environmental impact of what we eat.
The Stop Food Waste Seasonal Food Calendar tracks the growing season, so you’ll know when it’s best to buy Irish produce.
To download the Seasonal Food Calendar for 2022 or find out more about reducing your food waste, please visit https://stopfoodwaste.ie/
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Managing Food Waste at Home
Composting at Home
Brown Bin Collections Food waste and garden waste can be recycled
Composting can reduce
waste, save money and
through your food waste recycling bin (normally a
improve soil fertility.
brown bin).
When considering composting
Did you know that all households (including
at home, it is important to
apartments) living in a population agglomeration
learn how to establish and
of greater than 500 people are legally entitled to a
manage the heap, to ensure
food waste recycling service from their waste
your garden compost does
collector? To check if your area is entitled to a food waste recycle bin service,
not generate nuisance smells
please contact your private waste collection company or visit
and unwanted animal visitors.
www.WERLA.ie (link to map). Your private waste collector will send the
contents of this bin to a composting site or to a sustainable anaerobic
Environmental Awareness have created a pdf and video
digestion plant. Using the brown bin can also save you money in waste
guide with everything you need to know.
collection charges. The MyWaste website has some excellent resources, downloadable stickers and
Please visit here (www.dlrcoco.ie) to watch our video and
guides on getting the most from your brown bin at home.
download a free copy of the guide.
Please visit here.
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Climate Action ‘Swap Shop ’ Climate Conversations 2022
To empower everyone in society to help co-design the annual Climate Action Plan the Government of Ireland have established the National Dialogue on Climate Action (NDCA). The NDCA is delivered through an annual programme of events centred around our Climate Conversations. For Ireland to make this transition will require government, business, communities, and individuals working together to deliver new and ambitious policies, technological innovations, and systems and infrastructures. This will also require changes in individual behaviours including how we work, heat our homes, travel, produce our food, consume goods and services, and manage our waste. Ireland is committed to achieving this future through a just transition, meaning all voices will be heard in a fair and equal manner. In Ireland, the 2020 Programme for Government (PfG) committed Ireland to reducing carbon emissions by 51% by 2030 and becoming a carbon neutral country by no later than 2050.
Building on last year, the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications are making sure that they engage with people across all of Ireland, particularly those who are affected by our transition to carbon neutrality. You are invited to be part of this Climate Conversation 2022 and to share your views on the government's climate action and how it can support you to take climate action in your own life. Your views will support the development of the 2022 Climate Action Plan. You don’t need to be a climate expert for your opinion to be valued, we want to hear from as many people as possible and have tried to make the questions as straightforward as possible. If you do have questions, you might find the Climate Jargon Buster useful.
The Climate Conversationis being conducted in line with strict data protection rules, and for this reason is open only to those over 16.
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Environmental Awareness Newsletter Autumn Edition
Tidy Districts 2022
Go Zero Waste App
An app that connects citizens with local zero waste businesses and
Thank you to the twenty seven residents’ associations, tidy
services, and makes reduction of waste and plastic use more
towns and tidy district groups who took part in this year’s Tidy
achievable, launched in Dublin recently.
Districts Competition.
The Tidy Districts Awards are due to take place on September 29 th in Dún Laoghaoire-Rathdown County Council. Invites have
Go Zero Waste is a collaborative app featuring over 100 locations
throughout Dublin where users can spend time, shop and enjoy
been issued and we look forward to welcoming participants to
their city-region more sustainably. Through the Moving Towards
celebrate them and the hard work they have all put into making
Zero Dublin Challenge, Go Zero Waste invites citizens to take up to
their local area a place for all to enjoy.
30 actions to reduce waste and practice new sustainable habits.
On behalf of the Council, I would like to thank all the
Members of the public participating in
wonderful volunteers who devote personal time to improve
the challenge accumulate points and
local environmental quality.
become eligible for prizes in the form
It’s clear to see the positive changes you have created in
of gift cards for local businesses that
your community. Each and every local environmental action
promote sustainable shopping. In
makes a difference
order to participate, simply download
the Go Zero Waste app
on Apple or Android and activate the
Dublin challenge.
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dlr Biodiversity Event - Irish Hedgehog Survey Volunteers
Sustainable Development Goals Week
Date: Sunday Sept 11 th 2022
Ireland’s first annual Sustainable Development Goals
(SDG) Week is taking place this year from the 20 th – 26 th September as part of the wider European
Time: 10 – 12.30 pm
Meeting Point: Shanganagh Recycling Centre Car Park
Sustainable Development Week (ESDW).
The Irish Hedgehog Survey continues in 2022 and we would like to invite volunteers to help set up and carry out a hedgehog survey in Shanganagh Park and the surrounding area. This workshop is a practical session led by Elaine from the Irish Hedgehog Survey to go through the survey method, assemble footprint tunnels and plan the survey. Volunteers will set out the footprint tunnels
The SDGs belong to everyone and SDG week is open to
all – individuals, groups, schools and colleges,
businesses and institutions. To take part, organize an
event – however big or small – or highlight an activity
Volunteer commitment: Volunteers take part in the workshop and set out the footprint tunnels in the survey area. There will be ten tunnels and they will all need to be checked once a day for 5 days (mon – fri). On the last day they need to be collected. This can be organised in a couple of ways. Either a few volunteers to take a couple of tunnels each and they check those ones every day. Or the volunteers may decide to take a day or two each and check all 10 tunnels on their days. For more information and to book your place as a volunteer on the event please contact irishhedgehogsurvey@gmail.com
or project that promotes sustainable development and
join the annual week of action for the SDGs.
For more information on sustainable development, SDG
week and ideas for taking part please
see www.gov.ie/SDGs
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Illegal Dumping and Littering is all Our Problem
Every county, city, town and village across Ireland is
being called upon to join the fight against illegal
dumping through a communications campaign, “Your
Country - Your Waste”.
The “Your Country - Your Waste” campaign has been
developed as part of the Anti-Dumping Initiative, and
includes a tailored suite of information and awareness
messaging for use by community and voluntary groups,
with all materials available to download from here
Every time that illegal dumping and littering takes place it causes damage to the communities in which we all live,
work and play. The “Your Country – Your Waste” campaigns are part of the “Anti -Dumping Initiative which
highlights what each of us can do to stop illegal dumping and littering to keep our villages, towns, and cities clean
and waste free so that that we can all continue to enjoy our wonderful environment.
To find out more information about this campaign please click here
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Environmental Awareness Newsletter Autumn Edition
Resources for Schools
Calling all Green Schools!
Environmental Awareness have a webpage of resources and activities
As schools within Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown return for a new school year, the Environmental Awareness Section would like to remind schools of the Green Schools programme which is facilitated locally by dlr County Council staff, in conjunction with An Taisce. The Green Schools programme is designed to promote and acknowledge whole school action for the environment. Schools undertake long term projects on environmental issues such as waste and litter management, energy, water, sustainable transport, biodiversity and global citizenship. Training and information seminars will take place over the month of October in collaboration with An Taisce and updates with regards to these can be found on the Green Schools website here: https://greenschoolsireland.org/
that suit a variety of Green-Schools themes. These resources can be
found on www.dlrcoco.ie or by clicking on each of the images below.
If your school would like to discuss your Green flag or if you would like to join the Green Schools programme, please contact the Environmental Awareness Section by emailing info@dlrcoco.ie or phone 01 2054700
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Green Schools 2022/2023 Dates for your Diary
Halloween Safety Message
As October is soon approaching, dlr would like to appeal to residents and
businesses alike for their assistance in ensuring this Halloween is safe and
Renewal and Application Deadlines
enjoyable for everybody.
If your school is due to renew their Green Flag Award this
The uncontrolled burning of waste in a bonfire is an illegal, costly and
year the application deadline for all schools renewing the
dangerous practice.
Green Flag Award is Friday, March 24th, 2023.
The Council would like to appeal to residents to be vigilant and report any
The deadline for schools applying for their first flag, Litter &
stockpiling of waste. Please note that allowing unpermitted waste collectors to
Waste theme, is Wednesday, February 15th 2023.
remove waste is an offence and could incur a fine of up to €5,000.
Any materials that are likely to be taken and used for bonfires should be
If you are unsure if you are due to renew your flag this year,
stored safely and securely, or disposed of correctly, prior to Halloween. To
please reach out to the Environmental Awareness Officer by
report stockpiling please call 01 2054700 or email info@dlrcoco.ie.
emailing envaware@dlrcoco.ie
Green Schools Climate Action Week
Green Schools Climate Action Week is due to
return October 10th- 16th . Make sure to keep an
eye on their website for upcoming events which
can be found here:
https://greenschoolsireland.org/events/
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