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composter. There are similar savings in Hospitals in Monaghan where improving
waste management practices and avoiding mixing hazardous with non hazardous
waste reduced waste charges by €8,300.
18.6.2 Environmental Benefits Associated with Recycling
While the main focus of the above mentioned schemes is waste prevention, recycling
is also promoted for example:
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� Green Schools: In Green Schools recycling levels of glass, paper, cardboards
and aluminium, as well as the levels of home composting were significantly
higher within the homes of Green School students.
� Green Homes: Green Homes participants are encouraged to reduce their
waste output through reducing the amount of purchased goods which are
excessively packaged, and through composting and recycling.
� Green Business: WAT under Green Business identifies the amount of waste
recycled and its annual waste cost, thus encouraging recycling for businesses.
� LAPD: While the main aim of the LAPD programme is waste prevention,
recycling is also promoted for example in Phase I Programmes Limerick County
Council reviewed waste Management in conjunction with SISK Building
Contractors. Targets were set to reduce the total number of mixed skips at the
development, through waste prevention practices and the recycling was
encouraged through the introduction of segregated skips. Under Phase II,
which relates to Projects, Dundrum Town Centre segregating food waste and
they are currently trailing an on-site composter.
All of the above programmes are being expanded, continually promoted, encouraged
and funded; this suggests that these programmes have been successful in waste
prevention and recycling. However the current schemes need to be extended
considerably in order to fully see the impact on the national waste arising figures.
18.7 Implementation Costs
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government announced funding
of €2 million to start a broad waste prevention initiative in April 2004 from the
Environmental Fund. In 2007/8, the EPA provided 50% of the external costs of the
packaging prevention programme operated by Repak. The source of funding for
subsequent phases of the programme is the subject of ongoing review. 402
The Environmental Fund Account, 2006 stated that in 2006, €1,644,063 was given
to the NWPP. To that point, the EPA stated that almost €5 million from the
Environment Fund has been expended or committed to these projects, 403 whilst
according to the Environmental Fund Account, 2007, another €1,484, 300 was
committed to the NWPP in 2007.
402 EPA (2009) National Waste Prevention Programme, Prevention Plan 2009 – 2012, Wexford: EPA.
403 National Waste Prevention Programme, Third Annual Report, 2006- 2007.
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