08/03/2015 1 Presented by Debbie Nesbitt Sustainable Waste and Resources Management (SWARM) Monaghan 3 rd 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 Available Community 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 Available Overall 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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� 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
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� 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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� 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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� 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.