Cavan County Development Plan 2022–2028 — Chapter 8

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   EWC 01 EWC 02 EWC 03 EWC 04 The NPF acknowledges the necessity to provide adequate capacity and systems to manage waste in an environmentally safe and sustainable manner. Internationally 95% of the value of the material from plastic packaging for example, up to €120 billion a year, is lost after its first use, while textile production is said to contribute more to climate change than international aviation and shipping combined15. By 2030, the CAP 2019 has proposed a reduction in food waste by 50%, waste packaging by 70% and plastic packaging by 55%, along with a ban and elimination on single use and nonrecyclable plastic. Each year, Irish households produce around one tonne of waste16. Whether it is recycled or ends up in landfill, all that waste must be transported, treated and disposed. Through its ‘Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development’ (2010) programme UNESCO aims to make climate change education a more central and visible part of the international response to climate change, helping people better understand the impact of global warming and increasing ‘climate literacy’ among young people. Similarly, a Climate Change Charter signed on 29th October 2019 by Minister for the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCASE) and Minister of State, committed all local authorities to deliver upon effective climate action, including building local citizen engagement, particularly with the young, and partner and collaborate on climate action initiatives with local community groups, local enterprise, local schools and higher-level institutions. Education plays and important role in tackling waste. A study conducted by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) in 2018 of our commercial waste identified approximately 70% of material in the black bin could be diverted to recycling or composting, with plastic waste double to what it was ten years ago. 15 Ellen MacArthur Foundation (2016), ‘The New Plastics Economy – Rethinking the Future of Plastics’, World Economic Forum. https://www.newplasticseconomy.org/assets/doc/EllenMacArthurFoundation_TheNewPlasticsEconomy_Pages.pdf 16 Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (2019), ‘Climate Action – what you can do about waste’, Publication, 17 June 2019. https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/climate-action-waste/ Environment, Water and Waste Water Climate Context and Development Objectives It is a development objective of Cavan County Council to: Require in accordance with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government’s ‘Best Practice Guidelines for the Preparation of Waste Management Plans for Construction and Demolition Projects (2006), the submission of a Construction and Demolition Waste Management Plan (CDWMP) for any project in excess of: l aggregate floor area in excess of 1250 sq. m; l demolition or refurbishment of 100 m3 of Construction of Demolition waste; or l civil engineering projects in excess of 500 m3 of waste. Require all future, primary, secondary and special school planning applications to be accompanied by evidence of Eco-Schools / Green- Schools Programme (Green Flag) registration and conditioned for its continued enrolment. Promote 23rd March every year as a climate change action day, internally and amongst the wider community through local media platforms. Undertake annual monitoring and spot checks of its existing refuse and segregation at all local authority owned and operated locations.Environment, Water & Drainage 343

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