The EPA, as part of the National Dialogue on Climate Action, will host a hybrid (attend in-person or online) public lecture. Professor Neil Adger will explore how climate change poses risks to life and livelihoods through flood risk, heatwaves, wildfires and drought.

This lecture proposes ways to ensure health and well-being are accounted for when planning for floods and will examine whether people are made healthier and happier by strategies such as hard engineering, managed retreat, or living with risk. Professor Adger will draw on new findings from Ireland, the UK and Ghana.

Guest Speaker: Professor Neil Adger

Professor Neil Adger is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Exeter. He is a leading social scientist on economic and social dynamics of climate change, resilience and vulnerability. He is a Highly Cited Researcher with work published across the social and natural sciences with landmark publications on adaptation to climate change, human security and demography. Neil is also a Professor of Human Geography at the College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter.

He is currently leading research on social dynamics of well-being, health, migration and climate change in the UK, Ireland, India, Bangladesh, Ghana and in Australia, with grants from Wellcome Trust, ESRC, FCDO, Belmont Forum, and the National Institute for Health Research.

Neil has served as a Commissioner for the Lancet Commission on Climate and Health 2015, and as Lead Expert for the UK Foresight field-defining report on Migration and Global Environmental Change in 2011. He led the IPCC assessment of human security dimensions of climate change.

The evening will be chaired by broadcaster and journalist Ella McSweeney. Ella will chair a live audience Q&A session with Professor Adger after his presentation. You can register here.

Irelands Reuse Month

October is Ireland’s National Reuse Month, reuse is about valuing our stuff, by using and reusing it for as long and as often as possible. This avoids the need to extract raw materials, manufacture and distribute new stuff, and avoids waste thereby cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions.

This might sound like stepping back in time, to when people recycled everything from pots and pans to curtains and car parts but that is what we may need to do in order to go forward on a safe, greener route! This 2022 Reuse Campaign is targeted at a generation that grew up in a consumer culture that didn’t consider where things came from or sources and dumping toxic waste.

Throughout October we invite the public and all organisations to hold and attend community-based workshops in various areas such as managing food waste and upcycling everything from fashion to furniture. The idea is to bring people beyond the concept of “reduce, reuse and recycle” to more conscious prevention of waste in the first place.

National Reuse Month’s aim is to inspire you and provide you with the skills and tools to reuse more at home, at work and at play. For example, you may have already reused by getting shoes resoled rather than replacing them, or borrowing books from the library.

To cut down on waste and greenhouse gas emissions, we asked everyone to go further in October and beyond by prioritising repair, buying second-hand and upcycled, borrowing, swapping and refilling.

Download these documents for some inspiration:

• at home
• at work
• at play

If you are organising an event we invite you to use the official artwork which you can download here.

Recycle IT

Recycle IT support reuse through the dismantling of some but not all electronic equipment received for recycling. The components are removed and separated into batches for reuse. This includes metals of all types. Items which arrive packed in cardboard are separated and cardboard is saved for reuse. Plastic crates and boxes are also reused as are pallets. Old and undamaged screens, keyboards and mice are reused in the offices and at home by those team members working at home. Functional bikes are put to one side and used by staff and others. All real examples of reuse.

Recycle IT, is an award-winning Dublin-based, not-for-profit, social enterprise offering electrical, electronic and metal recycling. Services are provided in partnership with WEEE Ireland. Recycle IT is supported by Pobal, the Dormant Accounts Fund, South Dublin County Council and authorized by the National Waste Collection Permit Office and the local authorities across Leinster.

For further details about our free and cost-effective services call us on 01 4578321, email info@recycleit.ie or visit the Recycle IT website at www.recycleit.ie

You are invited to SoCircular on the afternoon of Oct 5th 2022 in the Round Room of The Mansion House, Dublin 2. This is an event to celebrate Dublin’s social and circular economy, ecosystem and culture.

The event aims to help transform Dublin by highlighting and celebrating the social & circular economy ecosystem and associated culture, encouraging businesses and organisations to buy from and support local social and circular enterprises

Promoting social and circular enterprises at an event like SoCircular helps communities adopt circular and sustainable approaches in all parts of life. It also provides a forum for conversation, insights and ideas on developing a circular Dublin

The

• The event will:
• Showcase local social enterprises and circular enterprises and their products and services in an extensive trade expo
• Feature panel discussions on key #socialeconomy / #circulareconomy themes as part of the #Dublin City Summit Series
• Highlight ecosystem supports, resources and support organisations
• Celebrate through social and circular themed arts and cultural performances

At the event, approximately 50 local social/circular enterprises will exhibit their products and services in an extensive trade expo, which will take place alongside a summit featuring policymakers, stakeholders and representatives who will share ideas, insights and recommendations on key social/circular economy themes. In addition, a dynamic selection of arts and cultural performances will take place to inspire, educate and encourage attendees regarding climate change, sustainability, circularity and the social economy.

Please join SoCircular and be part of transforming Dublin – You can book your free tickets here.

You can learn more here.

About Recycle IT

Recycle IT, is an award-winning Dublin-based, not-for-profit, social enterprise offering electrical, electronic and metal recycling. Services are provided in partnership with WEEE Ireland. Recycle IT is supported by Pobal, the Dormant Accounts Fund, and South Dublin County Council. Recycle IT is authorised by the National Waste Collection Permit Office and the local authorities across Leinster.

For further details about our free and cost-effective services call us on 01 4578321, email info@recycleit.ie or visit the Recycle IT website at www.recycleit.ie

Learn more about social enterprise here.

Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards

The Dublin City Social Enterprise Awards were established in 2015 through collaboration and in order to provide funding to social enterprises to startup and grow in Dublin City.

The awards are managed by Inner City Enterprise and funded by Dublin City Council and the Department of Rural and Community Development. Other key stakeholders include Dublin City Social Enterprise Committee and Dublin City Local Enterprise Office.

Now in its eighth year, the awards have supported and showcased over 40 Social Enterprises. The awards have helped increased awareness of Social Enterprises and contributed to supporting organisations engaging with communities, creating employment and developing the skills of the participants who get involved.

Awards Event

The 2022 Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, Sept 22nd 2022 at Wood Quay Venue Dublin City Council, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8. The winners were selected following an application process including interviews with the evaluation committee.

This event celebrated this year’s awardees and highlighted social enterprise development in Dublin City and beyond. The awards were hosted by Mary Mac Sweeney, Deputy Head of Economic Development and Enterprise at Dublin City Council. They featured interviews with the selected awardees, insights from key stakeholders and keynote addresses from Caroline Conroy, Lord Mayor of Dublin and Andrew Forde, Head of Rural Strategy & Social Enterprise at the Department of Rural & Community Development.

Recycle IT are delighted to be announced as a finalist and recipient of a Dublin City Social Enterprise Award for our work in supporting households, communities, schools, colleges, charities and business organisation with a range of electrical and electronic recycling services including colleciton services.

The Recycle IT team wishes a massive congratulations to those involved in arranging, managing and promoting the award and to all the 2022 awardees. They include: (click each one to learn more).

• Can Do Enterprises
• Little Fitness
• Crosscare Community Café
• The Yard
• The Grassroots Guild
• Recycle IT

At the ceremony handmade award trophies, were presented to each social enterprise. The funding award will go towards developing the social enterprise and increasing the positive impact they have on people and communities across Dublin. The awardees spoke about the social, economic and environmental, aspects of their work including how the award will help make a difference in getting to the next level.

European Social Economy Regions – 2021 Project

This event is part of a series representing Dublin’s involvement in the European Commission’s: European Social Economy Regions – 2021 Project. The objective of the project is to build networks of Social Economy and Social Enterprise stakeholders and to raise awareness about the Social Economy at regional and local levels. To find out more about ESER 2021, please visit: European Social Economy Regions

About Recycle IT

Recycle IT, is an award-winning Dublin-based, not-for-profit, social enterprise offering electrical, electronic and metal recycling. Services are provided in partnership with WEEE Ireland. Recycle IT is supported by Pobal, the Dormant Accounts Fund, and South Dublin County Council. Recycle IT is authorised by the National Waste Collection Permit Office and the local authorities across Leinster.

For further details about our free and cost-effective services call us on 01 4578321, email info@recycleit.ie or visit the Recycle IT website at www.recycleit.ie

Visit Your Community Electrical Recycling Day

Approximately 19.5 million WEEE appliances were collected for recycling by WEEE Ireland in 2022 including 113,000 fridges, 318,000 large household appliances and 225,000 TVs and monitors recycled safely. The equivalent of over 60 million used AA portable batteries were also prevented from ending up in landfills. This is great news and hopefully, we can continue this trend.

Your Home!

The average family home in Ireland is estimated to contain an average of 15 to 20 electrical items which have reached the end of their useful life, with new EU data indicating that each person is responsible for an average of 4kg to 5kg of hoarded electrical waste.

Most of us, at one time or another, have looked at forgotten corners of our homes or sheds and promised a clear out of the things we rarely, if ever, use. But the items we often inadvertently hoard represent much more than ‘clutter’ commanding valuable space in our living rooms, bedrooms
and kitchens.

Research shows that Irish homes contain an average of 15kg-20kg of electrical items which are lying idle. (Source: WEEE Ireland) – It may be time to clear out and declutter!

Drop-Off Days 2023 Dublin!

We are delighted to say all types of household electrical waste, including batteries, energy-saving light bulbs, unwanted TVs, fridges, hair dryers, computers, cables, and everything in between with a plug or battery will be accepted for safe recycling during these drop-off days.

Householders and small businesses can bring along old domestic and small office electrical or electronic items for free There is no limit on the number of old household items accepted.

These free recycling events allow people to clear out old damaged or unused household and small office electrical equipment and batteries in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. Anything in the home or small office with a battery or a plug can be recycled in Finglas on Saturday, September 16th at Dublin City Council Civic Office Car Park, Mellowes Road, Dublin 11 and Ballymun on Saturday 23rd September in Trinity Comprehensive School.

Recycle IT will be there on the day to help you send your washing machine, dryer, cooker, toasters, vacuum cleaners, fridges, computers, tablets, chargers and every other electrical item imaginable to a better place.

Details

Day 1 – Sept 16th 2023	Day 2 – Sept 23rd 2023
Dublin City Council Civic Office, Mellows Road, Finglas Dublin 11	Trinity Comprehensive School, Ballymun Road Dublin 9
Car Park	Car Park
Price: free	Price: free
Date: Saturday, Sept 16th 2023	Date: Saturday, Sept 23rd 2023
Duration: 10am – 2pm	Duration: 10am – 2pm
Map: here	Map: here

Supported by: Dublin City Council and WEEE Ireland

About Recycle IT

Recycle IT, is an award-winning Dublin-based, not-for-profit, social enterprise offering electrical, electronic and metal recycling. Services are provided in partnership with WEEE Ireland. Recycle IT is supported by Pobal, the Dormant Accounts Fund, South Dublin County Council and authorized by the National Waste Collection Permit Office and the local authorities across Leinster.

For further details about our free and cost-effective services call us on 01 4578321, email info@recycleit.ie or visit the Recycle IT website at www.recycleit.ie