Community
In the wider community
- An “Eco-pledge” campaign – run one in your area
- Begin a “No Junk mail” campaign
- Build a “free wee library” – like Buncrana did
- Challenge your local farmers to reduce waste and save money
- Choose tap water
- Promote local transport initiatives
- Get involved in Green Christmas campaigns
- Get involved with food waste prevention initiatives
- Help green your local Festival or Event
- Help your publican reduce waste and save money!
- Hold a Supermarket Information Day
- Hold a water-saving awareness night
- Hold energy-saving information evenings
- Install water-saving measures in community buildings
- Introduce the “greener cleaning” guide into your community
- Liaise with community repair projects, repair networks, fix-it workshops
- Noticeboards for household swap items
- Open a “Siopa Glas” – like Ballon in County Carlow
- Organise a composting workshop for households
- Promote local initiatives on food waste
- Promote reuse and upcycling
- Promote walking locally
- Promote waste prevention – like Reusable Coffee Cups for Castleblaney Meals on Wheels
- Rainwater collection
- See if you can get mentoring from local industry
- Take the “Stop Food Waste Challenge”
- Use green criteria for any materials purchased
- Use the “Greener Gardening” guide in your Tidy Towns activities
- Waste Prevention Project – like Coolagown