Circular Economy
Join our Circular Economy programme to learn practical strategies beyond the basics of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, empowering you to implement sustainable practices that enhance efficiency and productivity for both your community and business, while contributing to the growing movement for a more sustainable future.
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The circular economy (CE) is often proposed as the most significant principle we need to adopt as a society.
While everyone’s heard of a basic strategy of the circular economy, the 3 Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Yet very few people know how to put CE strategies into practice to benefit their lives and their communities.
Our programme is designed to help you understand the key concepts of CE in order to increase efficiency and productivity in a sustainable way.
The circular economy is not only great for the planet, but it can also be great for business as well.
Our course on circular economy will empower you to make the changes required to be part of the growing CE movement.
Who will benefit from this course?
Community groups
Tidy Towns
Individuals
Business leaders across various industries
SMEs
Local Authority indoor and outdoor staff
Non-profit and NGO Staff
Community groups
Educators and Trainers
What will you Learn?
This course is designed to give you the knowledge and practical skills to take real action on climate change. Here’s what you’ll gain:
- CE Principles: You will grasp the fundamentals of CE and how they apply to you and your community group specifically.
- Lessons of Circularity: Explore the synergy of nature and CE whilst figuring out how you can gain the most from adoption similar lessons.
- Circular Opportunities: Discover the amazing opportunities that the CE presents to your organisation and how to turn them into reality.
- CE Resources: Maximise your takeaways from the course by diving into key Irish CE resources. Learn from people who have already paved the way.
- Legislation and Policy: Interpret local and national policies and strategies on CE.
- CE Initiatives: Prioritise a wide range of CE initiatives (e.g. plastic free, waste management, compostable ect…) that are most applicable to your community.
- Create your CE Action Plan: Put your knowledge into practice by first creating a CE action plan.
Course Structure
With a total commitment of 8 hours, the Circular Economy course can be implemented through a curated course structure specific to your community. Our most popular structure is as outlined below:
In-person site visit (3hrs):
- A practical session where a sustainability expert comes to your business to perform a simple waste audit, recommend CE initiatives and discuss CE strategies that are most applicable.
Online (3 Sessions – 6 hours):
- Engage in dynamic online sessions spanning three modules, covering fundamentals and the latest CE topics.
Optional Self-Directed via E-Learning (3 Tools – 3hours):
- Deepen your knowledge through e-learning tools, allowing you to explore specific aspects of CE at your own pace.