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Environment & Heritage Service
Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) is the largest Agency within the Department of Environment and takes the lead in advising on, and in implementing, the Government’s environmental policy and strategy in Northern Ireland. The Agency carries out a range of activities, which promote the Government’s key themes of sustainable development, biodiversity and climate change. Its overall aims are to protect and conserve Northern Ireland’s natural heritage and build environment, to control and regulate pollution and to promote the wider appreciation of the environment and best environmental practices.
Their work is a diverse and integrated network that draws on the many different scientific and professional skills and expertise of staff. This variety of skills base and experience allows them to manage and protect landscapes and wildlife, to record and conserve historic monuments and to maintain a cleaner and greener environment.
Contacts:
Environmental Protection(028) 9054 6514;
Email: EP@doeni.gov.uk
General Waste Enquires(028) 9054 6422;
Email: wakeuptowaste@doeni.gov.uk
Industrial Pollution and Radiochemical Inspectorate (028) 9025 4773;
Email: IPRI@doeni.gov.uk
Producer Responsibility and Packaging Waste 028 9054 6487
Registration of Carriers 028 9054 6694
Special/Hazardous Waste 028 9054 6463
Wake up to Waste Campaign 028 9054 6725;
Email: wakeuptowaste@doeni.gov.uk
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment 028 954 6484;
Email: weee@doeni.gov.uk
Water Pollution Hotline 0800 80 70 60;
Email: Emergency-Pollution@doeni.gov.uk
Southern Waste Management Partnership (SWaMP)
Southern Waste Management Partnership (SWaMP), represents a voluntary grouping of eight local authorities.
The local authorities include, Armagh City and District Council; Banbridge District Council; Cookstown District Council; Craigavon Borough Council; Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council; Fermanagh District Council; Newry and Mourne District Council; and Omagh District Council.
SWaMP has sought to create a framework that moves beyond the councils’ statutory obligations. In recognition of the challenging and dynamic environment presented by the need to establish sustainable waste management practices, SWaMP defined an overall aim, and associated objectives for the waste management planning process.
Aim: To develop a waste management system that meets the region’s needs and contributes to economic and sustainable development.
Contact:
Email: SWaMP info@swampni.gov.uk
Invest NI
Invest Northern Ireland is Northern Ireland’s leading economic development agency. Working in partnership with public and private sector organisations our main focus is on helping build a more vibrant private economy. We are committed to increasing the wealth and prosperity of Northern Ireland by delivering the expertise and resources required to accelerate the creation and growth of business.
It is widely recognized that improving processes and using resources in the most productive way will increase capacity and boost the profits of any business. In addition businesses in NI are increasingly challenged with legislative and customer pressures to identify and reduce their environmental impact. Invest NI provides an extensive portfolio of advice, assistance and support to help business manage environmental performance, adopt more efficient practices, minimise waste, reduce energy use, use finite resources more prudently and ultimately reduce costs and improve productivity.
For further information on the help available contact:
Gillian Stewart
Sustainable Development, Invest Northern Ireland
HQ - 7th Floor, Bedford Square, Bedford Street BT2 7ES
Direct Tel: 028 9069 8793
Tel: 028 9023 9090 Fax: 028 9049 0490
General Enquiries
Please contact us with any general enquiries by sending an e-mail to: info@investni.com
Carbon Trust
The Carbon Trust is an independent company funded by Government. Its role is to help the UK move to a low carbon economy by helping business and the public sector reduce carbon emissions now and capture the commercial opportunities of low carbon technologies.
The Carbon Trust is focused on reducing carbon emissions in the short and medium term through energy efficiency and Carbon Management and in the medium and long-term through investment in low carbon technologies.
Carbon Trust objectives are:
• To ensure that UK business and public sector meet ongoing targets for CO2 emissions;
• To improve the competitiveness of UK business through resources efficiency; and
• To support the development of a UK industry sector that capitalises on the innovation and commercial value of low carbon technologies.
Contact
The Carbon Trust
Room 1 Unit 9, NI Science Park, The Innovation Centre,
Queens Road, Queens Island, Belfast BT3 9DT
Tel: 028 9073 7912;
Email: geoff.smyth@thecarbontrust.co.uk;
Website: www.thecarbontrust.co.uk
Arena Network Northern Ireland
ARENA Network was established in 1995 to co-ordinate all business environmental initiatives in Northern Ireland and to provide an environmental support service to local business. ARENA Network works at both a strategic and local level to advise business and key decision makers across Northern Ireland of the imperative towards sustainable development.
The team in Belfast produce the annual Northern Ireland Environmental Management Survey. This is widely recognised as the principal measure of environmental engagement in Northern Ireland, and examines the leading 200 companies, 26 local authorities, 19 Health trusts and five Education and Library Boards.
In partnership with a number of Councils, ARENA Network operates a team of regional Development Executives to address local environmental issues. Currently there are Executives based in the Ballymoney, Castlereagh, Coleraine, Craigavon, Dungannon, Greater Belfast, and Limavady Council areas. Local activities include development of waste management and recycling activities, SME support, and environmental education projects.
Contact:
For further details, contact George Dawson on (028) 9046 0606.
Environmental research
The EPA is managed by a full time Executive Board consisting of a Director General and four Directors. Current members of the executive board are Mary Kelly, Director General, Padraic Larkin, Larry Stapleton, Dara Lynott and Laura Burke. Directors and staff of the EPA adhere to a Code of Business Conduct in undertaking their duties. An Advisory Committee, under the Chairmanship of the Director-General, meets several times a year to raise issues of concern and offer advice to the board.
The EPA's headquarters is located in Wexford and has regional offices/inspectorates in Dublin, Cork, Kilkenny, Castlebar, Monaghan, Letterkenny, Athlone, Limerick, and Mallow.
Contact:
EPA Headquarters, PO Box 3000, Johnstown Castle Estate, Co. Wexford
Tel: 053-60600 Fax:053-60699
Email: info@epa.ie
Website: www.epa.ie
Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent public body established under the Republic’s Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992. The other main instruments from which it derives its mandate are the Waste Management Act, 1996, and the Protection of the Environment Act, 2003. The EPA has a wide range of functions to protect the environment.
Its primary activities include:
Environmental licensing
Enforcement of environmental law
Environmental planning and guidance
Monitoring and reporting on the environmental status- air, water, waste, noise, land and soil
WRAP
WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) was established in 2001 in response to the UK Government’s Waste Strategy 2000 to promote sustainable waste management.
WRAP gained additional responsibilities in 2003 as a result of the Government’s response to the review of waste policy undertaken last year by the Prime Minister’s strategy Unit (Waste Not, Want Not, a Strategy for tackling the Waste Problem in England). WRAP is set up as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee by DEFRA, the DTI, and the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Contact:
WRAP
The Old Academy, 21 Horse Fair, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 OAH.
Tel: 0808 100 2040 Fax: 01295 819911;
Email: helpline@wrap.org.uk.
Northern Ireland:
Dr Ian Garner, Liaison Officer
Tel: 028 90 54 649
Mobile: 07815 143430
Email: ian.garner@wrap.org.uk
Arc21
Eleven councils from the eastern region of Northern Ireland have joined together to form a partnership to provide an overarching Waste Management Plan for the region. Acr21 symbolises the group’s co-ordinated sustainable approach to waste management in the 21st century.
The region covers 25% of Northern Ireland and approximately 57% of its population. This area currently generates in the region of 500,000 tonnes of municipal waste every year, which represents approximately half of Northern Irelands annual municipal waste arisings.
The principal objectives of arc21 are to reduce the amount of waste being generated together with making the best use of the waste that is produced in an environmentally responsible manner. Arc21 seek to use water management practices that focus on re-use, recycling and waste recovery in preference to disposal.
Arc21 includes the following Councils: Antrim Borough Council; Ards Borough Council; Ballymena Borough Council; Belfast City Council; Carrickfergus Borough Council; Castlereagh Borough Council; Down District Council; Larne Borough Council; Lisburn Borough Council; Newtownabbey Borough Council; and North Down Borough Council
Contact
www.Arc21.com
NWRWMG
The North West Region Waste Management Group (NWRWMG) represents a voluntary grouping of seven local authorities in Northern Ireland.
The local authorities include Ballymoney Borough Council; Coleraine Borough Council; Derry City Council; Limavady Borough Council; Magherafelt District Council; Moyle District Council; and Strabane District Council. The Councils have formed this grouping expressly for strategic waste plan purposes.
The primary purpose of this Plan is to set out the arrangements for the management of the waste arising within the NWRWMG, in fulfilment of the Council’s statutory obligations under the EU Waste Framework Directive, and Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
The NWRWMG’s overall aim, and associated objectives for the waste plan process is to provide community and civic leadership in the provision of improved waste management services.
Contact:
Email: North West Waste Management Group:
info@northwestwasteplan.org.uk
Envirowise
Envirowise seeks to improve environmental performance whilst increasing the competitiveness of UK industry by encouraging the take-up of good practice technology and techniques. It is jointly funded by DTI and DETR and is run on behalf of the departments by the partnership of AEA Technology plc and NPL Management Ltd.
The main themes of the Programme are the promotion of waste minimisation and the adoption of cost-effective cleaner technology.
Envirowise offers free advice through a national help-line and disseminates authenticated examples of technology and techniques which are suitable for replication in industrial and commercial locations. For this purpose the Programme publishes Good Practice Case Studies and New Practice Case Studies. It also organises and supports workshops, seminars, exhibitions and Waste Minimisation Clubs throughout the UK and provides on-site consultancy for SMEs.
Contact:
Initial contact by industry and commerce should be made to the Environment and Energy Helpline on: 0800 585794;
or on the web-site at: www.envirowise.gov.uk
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) is the professional body which represents over 6,000 waste management professionals. It sets standards for individuals working in the waste management industry and has various grades of membership determined by education, qualification and experience.
Through its commercial subsidiary, IWM Business Service Limited, the Institution provides conference, exhibition, training and technical publication services to the industry.
A key event is the CIWM Annual Conference & Exhibition, the world’s largest annual event dedicated to waste management. In addition, a series of technical and scientific seminars on waste management activities are organised by IWM Business Services Ltd, which are presented by eminent speakers from the industry.
The Institution has its Headquarters in Northampton and also operates ten Regional Centres throughout England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Contact:
The Chartered Institute of Wastes Management
9, Saxon Court, St. Peter’s Gardens, Marefair, Northampton, NN1 1SX.
Tel: 01604 620426; Fax: 01604 621339.
Northern Ireland:
Ken Forbes, Chairman, Telephone 028 4066 0610.
Republic of Ireland:
Mark Heesom, MCIWM. Tel: 00 353 (0)45 482600.
The Energy Institute
The Energy Institute embraces all aspects of energy including non-fossil fuel and renewable energies, energy management energy policy, energy in buildings, energy education and awareness, etc.
The energy scene in the Province is undergoing a period of considerable change with the continuing privatisation of the electricity industry, the start up of North South/East West grid interconnections, the accelerating development of renewable energies, (including offshore siting or wind farms), via the Renewable Obligation, increasing interest in CHIP, and the further availability of natural gas. The Institute in Northern Ireland has a growing membership and an active committee and is well placed to observe and inform on all energy related matters in the Province.
Contact:
National Headquarters 61, New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7AR
Tel: 0207 467 7100.
Northern Ireland:
Chairman, David Mcllveen-Wright
Tel: 028 70358758;
Email: david@nicert.org
Website: www.energyinst-ni.org.uk
Action Renewables
Action Renewables is a joint initiative between DETI and the Viridian Group. Its aim is to significantly raise awareness about the issues concerning climate change and to promote renewables generally in the context of a possible solution.
The programme will run until March 2005, although if successfully, it may continue thereafter.
The activities of Action Renewables and the work programme is overseen by a specially constituted board of industry professional, non-governmental representatives and environmental specialists.
The programme has a number of dimensions, including general awareness raising through advertising and travelling road shows fully supported by an educational initiative linked to the national curriculum. Renewables Energy Action plans are being developed for each of the counties in Northern Ireland.
Contact:
Call Freephone 0800 512 012;
website: www.actionrenewables.org
The STEM Project
The STEM (Sustainable Together through Environmental Management) Project aims to help 270 cross border small to medium sized businesses (SMEs), and 9 councils, implement an Environmental Management System (EMS).
The Project provides free technical advice and assistance to SMEs from all industry sectors to help guide them through the often daunting and expensive process of implementing an EMS. The STEM Team delivers the EMS through a combination of workshops and on site visits, at a pace that suits the individual business’ needs.
The STEM Project is supported by the EU’S INTERREG IIIA Programme for Ireland/Northern Ireland. It is steered by the EAST Border Region Cross Border Environmental Working Group and delivered by the Southern Group Environmental Health Committee.
Contact
STEM Project
Southern Group Environmental Health Committee
Riverside House
Tower Hill Complex
Armagh BT61 9EG
T: 028 3751 5810
F: 028 3751 5809
W: www.stemproject.com
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