Waste and Circular Economy Leaders Programme

Waste and Circular Economy Leaders Programme

The Waste and Circular Economy Leaders programme aims to support businesses to improve their waste management policies and develop a detailed action plan for their business anchored in Ireland's Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy.

This programme will provide participants with an understanding of current waste management best practices and guidance on how to move their firm from a take-make-waste consumption model that cannot be sustained to one based on models of circularity.

Programme

Waste & Circular Economy Leaders

Start Date

Spring 2025

Duration

8 Weeks

Cost

Funded for eligible firms

Delivery

This programme consists of a series of online workshop webinars

Who is this
Programme for?

The Waste and Circular Economy Programme is aimed at those responsible for waste management within their company. The programme has the dual target of developing trainee skills at an individual level and delivering tangible impacts at the site level.

Programme Benefits

Reduce Waste
& Save Money

Businesses will gain the knowledge and skills how to identify key insights into effective waste management and deliver waste efficient services and save money at their site.

Funded
for eligible firms

This programme is funded by Skillnet Ireland.

Bespoke
Waste Charter

Participants will create a bespoke waste charter and action plan to deploy in their business.

The Learning Experience

This programme will provide you with the skills and knowledge needed to take the lead in managing your organisations waste, while also demonstrating effective ways to decrease operation cost whilst protecting the environment.

Workshop Webinars

Workshop 1

Drivers & principles
of circular economy

Workshop 2

Tools to assess and
improve circularity

Workshop 3

Circular economy business models; barriers and
guidance to transitioning to circular mode

Workshop 4

8 step flexible framework for implementing the
principles of circular economy

Report Out

Practical framework for implementing circular economy in your organisation.

Aims of the Programme

The five key takeaways from this programme are as follows:

Building the Business Case
Mapping Current Practices
Baselining & Establishing Targets
Gap Analysis & Action Planning
Report Out – Presentation of final charter