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Presented by Debbie Nesbitt

Sustainable Waste and Resources Management

(SWARM)

Monaghan

3rd March 2015

Content

� Sustainable Waste & Resources Management Category Overview

� Scoring review for Co. Monaghan (SWARM)

� Overview of Adjudication Process

� Completing your Application Forms

� Practical Hints, Tips & Examples

� Special Award – Waste Prevention

� Workshop

Sustainable Waste & Resources Management Category Overview

Competition Category

� Was Waste Minimisation but has evolved to become Sustainable Waste & Resources Management

� First introduced in 2006 during the Department’s Race Against Waste Campaign

Category Scoring

Competition Categories 2014 onwards Maximum AvailableCommunity Involvement & Planning 60

Built Environment and Streetscape 50

Landscaping and Open Spaces 50

Wildlife, Habitats and Natural Amenities 50

Sustainable Waste and Resource Management 50

Tidiness and Litter Control 90

Residential Streets & Housing Areas 50

Approach Roads, Streets & Lanes 50

Total 450

Competition Categories Previously Maximum AvailableOverall Development Approach 50

The Built Environment 50

Landscaping 50

Wildlife, Habitats and Natural Amenities 50

Litter Control 50

Sustainable Waste and Resource Management 20

Tidiness 30

Residential Areas 40

Roads, Streets & Back Areas 50

General Impression 10

Total 400

Competition Category

� Available in the Publications section of the TidyTowns website

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Competition Category

Source: EPA

Competition Category

0

10

20

30

Per Person in the EU 27

3t

6t

16t

Unsustainable Production and Consumption

Resources Used

Wasted

Disposed

Competition Category

Source: EPA

Competition Category

Living Better Using Less

� Less Impact

� Less Resources

� Less Need

� Less Waste

� Less Hazardousness

Source: EPA

� More Information

� More Recovery / Re-use

� More Eco-Efficient

� More Sustainable

� More Thought!

What is waste prevention?

Resource efficiency

Competition Category

� Very broad category

� Recycling initiatives should have a more minor focus.

� Recycling initiatives can be mentioned if reuse, minimisation and resource efficiency projects are not

available

� Category promotes the sustainable use of resources

Waste PreventionWater ConservationSustainable Transport

Grow Your Own

Energy ConservationSustainable Products

Buy LocalAwareness in the

Community

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Scoring Review for Co. Monaghan

Ranking -SWARM

Centre Score %Castleblayney 18 36.00%

Glaslough 16 32.00%

Drum 16 32.00%

Ballinode 15 30.00%

Clones 15 30.00%

Monaghan 15 30.00%

Carrickmacross 14 28.00%

Ardaghey 13 26.00%

Inniskeen 13 26.00%

Tydavnet 12 24.00%

Silverstream 11 22.00%

Scotshouse 10 20.00%

Scotstown 10 20.00%

Threemilehouse 10 20.00%

Rockcorry 9 18.00%

Donaghmoyne 9 18.00%

Clontibret 8 16.00%

Emyvale 8 16.00%

Greenan's Cross 8 16.00%

Killyneill 6 12.00%

Centre Score %Glaslough 315 70.00%

Carrickmacross 314 69.78%

Monaghan 292 64.89%

Inniskeen 285 63.33%

Rockcorry 281 62.44%

Ballinode 279 62.00%

Castleblayney 275 61.11%

Ardaghey 274 60.89%

Tydavnet 270 60.00%

Drum 267 59.33%

Clones 264 58.67%

Scotstown 264 58.67%

Threemilehouse 249 55.33%

Donaghmoyne 248 55.11%

Scotshouse 238 52.89%

Clontibret 232 51.56%

Emyvale 231 51.33%

Silverstream 224 49.78%

Greenan's Cross 219 48.67%

Killyneill 197 43.78%

Ranking - Overall

County Ranking - SWRM

Overview of Adjudication Process

Adjudication Process

• Entry deadline 2015 – confirmed 22nd May 2015

• Assigned centres – usually a County

• First round adjudication…..2015…confirmed 13th

June to 31st July for 1st round judging

• Adjudicators receive entries shortly before 1st June or later for late entrants

• Evaluated on works during1st June 2014 to 31st May 2015

• Each individual decides logistics of assessing centres

Completing your Application Form

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Application Form

� Submit typed application form

� First impression of the centre

� Consider a SWRM sub-committee or 1 or 2 committee members to be responsible for category

� Concise document – only include Appendices that are really required.

� No waffle or repetition – use bullet points

� New work/projects for the year clearly identified

� Facts required on projects completed since last adjudication, such as date of work – synopsis of what was undertaken, results, outcome.

� Multi annual plan should include Sustainable Waste and Resources Management

Example Application for 2015:Dates Actions Details

September 14 School liaison officer met with X No. schools in relation to their

progress for Green Schools Programme. Discussed X, Y, ZHow do you measure

your success and convey this to the

adjudicator: - Provide clear and

concise details here in

relation to numbers in attendance of events,

number of likes, number of views, paper

readership numbers. - Use feedback forms

- Participation rates- Monitoring the action

can be a good

tool for you to publicise the success of your

action-date/s to be included

-What impact has your project had?

October 14 Met with businesses and requested information in relation to

EMS savings, Green Hospitality savings, environmental initiativesPromoted EWWR 2014

November 14 Promotion of shop locally and sustainable Christmas gift via

Facebook & Twitter

December 14 Promotion of Christmas Card reuse and recycling via Facebook

and Twitter

January 14 Promotion of water saving tips via Parish Notes/Article in local

press – (See Press Cut Out in Appendix)

February 15 School or Business event

March 15 X No. committee members attended MCC SWRM Seminar

duringEaster Egg packaging awareness

April 15 Large community event - cooking demonstration, stitch and style

event

May 15 TidyTowns sustainable house-keeping throughout the year

Application Form – Please consider

� Remember - these projects can’t really be judged on the ground - we are relying on your application.

� What has the TidyTown group done…

� Collaboration is encouraged but often the TidyTowngroups efforts or involvement is not described or unknown

� Measurement – Consider how your activity has had an impact: � How many people went to your event?

� How many people seen your event advertised on Facebook?

� What impact did you project have?

� Is your project on-going? – Break down your activities year on year….with some detail.

Examples – you may have your own great ideas – these are only

for illustration

SWARM

� Use social media to your advantage

� Regular Facebook and Twitter Updates

� Interesting facts or posts

� Reuse ideas

� Run a competition for people to submit their best recipe using leftovers or to find the best Stop Food Waste tip and circulate winning entries.

� Follow and like other TidyTowns Groups

� Monitor your usage and report that in your application

� Remember to engage with those who reply to your

activity.

http://localprevention.ie/tidy-towns/

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SWARM

� Host a stand in a local centre to help inform the community about ways they can reduce their household waste, perhaps with a food waste focus.

� Run a community competition through your local newsletter for the ‘best waste-free lunch’ idea, waste reduction tip or recipe for leftovers.

� Provide PR to community newsletters / websites to raise awareness of resource use and help motivate changes.

� Greener cleaning –practical session with local community

SWRM

� Book a community hall and run and a swap day for reusable items such as household goods, clothes and bric a brac for reuse.

� Host a ‘Stitch & style’ fashion event – mending, altering and embellishing clothes to make the most of wardrobes.

� Swap event – encourage people in your community to take part in a mass ‘swish’.

� Organise a ‘rubbish night out’ with craft making from reused items.

SWRM

Before After

SWRM

� www.freetradeireland.ie

Stop Food Waste ChallengeSWARM

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SWARM

� Green the TT ‘office’ activities:

� Print double sided

� Print your application form double sided

� Use online promotion instead of printed materials

� Use recycled paper

� Don’t use disposable cups and cutlery at meetings

SWARM – Other Ideas

Special Award Special Award

Winners 2014

� The shop’s aim is to minimise waste in the community by providing a friendly service for taking unwanted items off peoples’ hands, while at the same time giving a local opportunity to get high quality clothes, furniture, household items, books and vintage bits and pieces at knock down prices.

� Bird boxes and bird tables made by the local Men’s Shed have also been sold from the Siopa.

� The Siopa Glas is now the main source of funding for the BallonImprovement Group and the money raised is used to enhance the village, the Ballon school garden and the wildlife area. A regular garden swap shop is held too.

Ballon Improvement Group

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Blackrock Tidy Towns, Louth Milltown Tidy Towns, Galway

60% reduction in food waste in just 6 weeks

Thank You

Good Luck in the Competition for 2015!