Environmental Awareness

Local Waste Prevention Small Grants Scheme 2019

The purpose of the scheme:

This grant is funded by the Environment and Recreation Directorate of Cork City Council as part of its Waste Prevention Programme and its commitments  under the Southern Region Waste Management Plan 2015-2021 (Ref: Action Policies B.1.2 and B.2.).

This scheme aims to support Cork city groups to implement waste prevention, re-use and repair activities in their local community and to encourage partnership between local businesses, local schools, charities, community and voluntary groups.

What is Waste Prevention?

Essentially waste prevention a process of re-thinking how we do things in order not to create waste. Preventing waste is about finding ways to keep items in use longer and not generating as much waste in the first place.

It’s about:

• rethinking the way we do things;
• redesigning the items we use;
• repairing and reusing items;
• building knowledge and skills in the community to facilitate repair and reuse;
• changing attitudes and behaviour about what we buy and what we throw away;

but most of all:

• working together and thinking creatively to do something about it.

Cork City Council may pay a waste prevention grant up to a maximum of €1,000 to voluntary or community groups for waste prevention / reuse / repair / upcycling projects in their local community.

Please note that October is Re-Use month and that successfully funded projects must be willing to show case their results and/or be part of at least one Re-Use Month planned events in Cork City.

How to apply:

1. The waste prevention grant application form is available from the Environment and Recreation Directorate, Cork City Council (environment@corkcity.ie) or available to download from the link below.
2. The Grant Application form should be completed and returned to the Environment and Recreation Directorate for consideration by the closing date Friday 15th March, 2019.

Payment of grants:

1. The applicants will be informed of the outcome by 29th March, 2019 if their application has been successful or not.
2. 50% of the grant shall be paid at the beginning of the project. Payment of the remaining 50% will be made on submission of a completion report. Grants shall be paid to the name of the organisation specified on the grant application form. Please ensure that this name is the same as the name on the Organisation’s bank account.
3. Please be advised that any grant that remains unclaimed by 25th October 2019 will be cancelled.