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Green Fleadh INIS 2016 Outcomes and success and Plans for 2017

Karen Foley, Environmental Awareness Officer, Clare County Council

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Outcomes and success from 2016

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1) Commitment by Festival OrganisersCommitment by festival organisers to:

• Reduce and segregate waste• Minimise water and energy use• Reduce carbon emissions • Help visitors to Ennis to take steps to

protect and improve our environment

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2) Green Fleadh Team• Environment Section, Clare County

Council• EPA Green Business Team• Clean Technology Centre (Cork IT)• Limerick Clare Energy Agency• Southern Regional Waste

Management Office• EPA Local Authority Prevention

Network

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Green Fleadh Team

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• Clean Ireland• Clarecastle Tidy Towns• Ennis Tidy Towns• Martin Garrigan, Business

Representative • Design and PR Team• Volunteer subcommittee of FEC

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3) Waste and Food Waste Management Plan

50 Recycling Stations for separating

• Recycling • Food Waste • General Waste

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4) Getting the message out there that Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is going green

Green Fleadh Logo

Development of consistent brand

Green Fleadh Web Page

Use of radio, newspaper and social media

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Green Business Seminar

Launch of Green Fleadh with Eanna Ní Lamhna

Childrens postcard competition

Childrens workshops

Green Fleadh volunteers

RTE countrywide –

Paul Madden, Templegate Hotel

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RTE countrywide – O’Connors Bakery

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Ronan – Clare FM

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Childrens postcard competition

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Gordan Douglas Plumbers Guide to World Music

Children's Reuse workshop

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5) Green Fleadh Volunteers

• Green Fleadh Litter Pickers

• Gentle reminder to pubic to keep our streets clean

Ennis Tidy Towns

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Ennis Municipal Street Cleaning Crew

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Clarecastle Camping and Caravan Site - Christy Leyden, Clarecastle Tidy Towns

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Clarecastle Camping and Caravan site

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6) Carbon Footprint Programme

• How Green is Green Fleadh?!

• Develop methodology to calculate carbon footprint

• Obtain baseline data for 2016

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7) Green Fleadh Business Programme

30 businesses signed up an committed to:1) Good Waste Management2) Energy Efficiency 3) Water conservation4) Keeping patch clean

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• EPA Green Business tool: http://greenbusiness.ie/sme-efficiency-and-cost-reduction-questionnaire/

• EPA Green Business free on site Resource Efficiency Assessments

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8) Introduction to compostable takeaway cups

• 30 Ennis businesses provided compostable takeaway tea/coffee cups

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On street food and drink traders provided compostable containers for takeaway food and drink

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Carrie’s Cakes

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PLANSFOR 2017

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1) Green Fleadh Business Programme

• Encourage more business to

participate

• Register at www.fleadhcheoil.ie

• Obtain commitment certificate

and window sticker

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• Fill out EPA Green Business Tool: http://greenbusiness.ie/sme-efficiency-and-cost-reduction-questionnaire/

• Contact us at envawareness@clarecoco.ie or 065 6846386 to schedule a free Resource Efficiency Assessment with EPA Green Business

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2) Greening of on street traders

Commit to having:• Good waste management• Provision of compostable food

and drink packaging (food and drink traders)

• Keep patch clean• Energy and water conservation

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3) Pilot recycling station

• Town Centre locations

• To allow for overhead signage

• Eye level signage

• Flexibility to move station

• Allows for use of wheelie bin

• Provision of weights for wheelie bin

• Rosette opening for recycling bin

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4) Waste prevention awareness raising

• Awareness info graphics – visitors, accommodation providers

• Keep cup project – Clarecastle Tidy Towns• Keep cup project – Judges; Fleadh Executive

Committee; Event control

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4) Green Fleadh volunteer

• On street education and awareness

• Green Fleadh Litter Pickers• Green Fleadh Ambassadors

– Opportunity to experience greening of a festival

– Bring experience to own local festival

– Education and awareness role

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4) Think Before you Flush campaign

• An Taisce Clean Coast Campaign

• Effects of sanitary products on waste water treatment systems and marine environment

• Provision of leaflets for bathrooms at Hotels and cafes

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Benefits of Green Fleadh to Co. Clare

Clean and Green Clare

Great for tourism and local economy

Learning's from Green Fleadh benefits other festivals acrossCo. Clare

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THANK YOU

Karen Foley, Environmental Awareness Officer, Clare County Council