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Local Public Representative for Cork North West Region

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Cork County Council’s 2025 Circular Economy Fund Open

Feb 04, 2025

Cork County Council’s 2025 Circular Economy Fund Open

Open to Schools, Community Groups, Sports Clubs, and Festivals & Events

Cork County Council’s Environmental Awareness Office have just launched the 2025 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 theme once again 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. 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 reusable cup schemes, reusable container schemes, installation of permanent water refill stations, provision of temporary water stations at events etc.

The fund builds on the successful engagement between Cork County Council and communities in recent years which has seen 40+ water refill stations installed in schools and community buildings across Cork County as well as mobile hydration stations piloted at events. 

For more information visit Circular Economy Fund | Cork County Council or email cefund@corkcoco.ie.

The deadline for applications is Friday 21st February at 5pm.

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