2024 Circular Economy Fund
Calling for Applications from Schools, Community Groups, Sports Clubs and Festivals
Cork County Council is launching a new Circular Economy Fund with the aim of empowering local action to drive a more circular economy. The fund aims to support communities to move away from the traditional linear ‘take-make-use-dispose’ model towards more circular living where resources are reused or recycled as much as possible, and the generation of waste is minimised.
The inaugural theme of what we hope will be an annual programme focuses on the reduction of single-use plastics, inviting schools, community groups, sports clubs, and festivals to submit proposals aimed at minimising single use plastics throughout their activities.
The fund builds on the successful engagement between Cork County Council and communities in recent years which has seen 35 water refill stations installed in schools and community buildings across Cork County as well as mobile hydration stations piloted at events.
With an increasing demand from the public to reduce single use plastics and a desire from communities to act, this fund will this year support the installation of temporary or permanent water refill stations in schools, community buildings, sports clubs and at festivals, reducing the environmental impacts of single use plastics.
Applications for the Circular Economy Fund are now open and will be accepted until Thursday 25th April at 5pm.
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