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Our Steering Committee
The Steering Committee for Circular Economy Hotspot Dublin 2023 was a collaboration of leading organisations in the fields of circular economy and waste management, chaired by The Rediscovery Centre.
The committee comprised of representatives from Dublin City Council, the Eastern & Midlands Regional Waste Management Planning Office, CIRCULÉIRE and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.
These experts united to host the Circular Economy Hotspot 2023 in Dublin, with exciting events spanning over four days to raise awareness of Dublin's commitment to the circular economy.
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The Rediscovery Centre is the National Centre for a Circular Economy in Ireland and the lead coordinating partner of Circular Economy Hotspot Dublin 2023. Since 2004, the Centre has been leading Ireland’s transition to a circular economy and low-carbon, sustainable future. Based in Europe's first circular economy demonstration centre, the Rediscovery Centre acts as an innovation hub, delivering education, providing research and enabling policy and collaboration to support citizen engagement. The work is supported by key strategic partners including the Government of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and Dublin City Council (DCC). The Centre is a coordinating member of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform, founding member of the Community Resources Network and an active member of the European RREUSE network, the Irish Waste Advisory Group and the Irish Environmental Network.
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Dublin City Council (DCC) is the Local Authority and the democratically elected body that leads the direction, growth and development of Dublin City. In partnership with the elected members, partner agencies and organisations in the City, the council team of 5,900 staff deliver over 520 different services to Dublin's citizens, businesses and visitors. A key goal of DCC is to work towards achieving a green, low carbon city actively working through various initiatives including the Climate Change Action Plan, Biodiversity Action Plan, Tree Strategy, UNESCO Biosphere Partnership, Climate Charter, various EU projects and supporting the transition to a circular economy.
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CIRCULÉIRE is Ireland's first cross-sectoral industry-led innovation network dedicated to scaling circularity. CIRCULÉIRE was established in January 2020 by Irish Manufacturing Research (IMR), an Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland supported Technology Centre, in collaboration with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), EIT Climate-KIC and has over 50 industry members from micro-enterprise to SMEs & MNCs. CIRCULÉIRE is also Ireland’s first EU Circular Economy Hotspot.
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The Eastern-Midlands Regional Waste Management Plan Office is a one of Ireland’s three Regional Waste Management Plan Offices and is responsible for coordinating Ireland’s statutory national waste plan, on behalf of Local Authorities, in order to promote Ireland’s transition to a circular economy.
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The Department of the Environment, Climate, and Communications is responsible for creating policies and programmes to deliver a climate neutral, sustainable and digitally connected Ireland. The Department is committed to promoting the circular economy and addressing climate change, empowering people, communities and businesses to continue the transition to a better quality of life for current and future generations.
With the continued support of
The Environmental Protection Agency
Eastern Midlands Waste Region
Eastern & Midlands Regional Assembly
Community Reuse Network Ireland
Department of Rural and Community Development
Department of Agriculture
Irish Green Building Council
Food Cloud
GIY (Grow it Yourself)
Dublin and Eastern Midlands Climate Action Regional Offices
Irish Waste Management Association
Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
Association of Visitor Experiences & Attractions
VOICE: Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment
Airfield Estate
ACR+
Irish Business and Employers Confederation
BiOrbic
Dublin City University
National College of Art and Design
Irish Social Enterprise Network
Circular Economy Club
Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland
RREUSE
Irish Environmental Network
ECO-UNESCO
Munster Technological University
The Country & City Management Association
Local Government Management Agency
2023 HOTSPOTS
2023 HOTSPOTS
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